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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Paul Schrader

1985 • 2h 1m

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

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Cast

Ken Ogata

Ken OgataYukio Mishima

Kenji Sawada

Kenji SawadaOsamu

Bandō Mitsugorō X

Bandō Mitsugorō XMizoguchi

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki NagashimaIsao

Masayuki Shionoya

Masayuki ShionoyaMorita

Hiroshi Mikami

Hiroshi MikamiCadet #1

Junya FukudaCadet #2

Yuu Tokui

Yuu TokuiCadet #3

Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi OrimotoGeneral Mashita

Naoko Ohtani

Naoko OhtaniMother

Go Riju

Go RijuMishima, age 18-19

Masato AizawaMishima, age 9-14

Yuki NagaharaMishima, age 5

Kyuzo Kobayashi

Kyuzo KobayashiLiterary Friend

Yuki Kitazume

Yuki KitazumeDancing Friend

Crew

Paul Schrader

Paul SchraderWriter

Philip Glass

Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer

Leonard Schrader

Leonard SchraderWriter

Yukio Mishima

Yukio MishimaNovel

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford CoppolaExecutive Producer

Tom Luddy

Tom LuddyProducer

John Bailey

John BaileyDirector of Photography

George Lucas

George LucasExecutive Producer

Chieko Schrader

Chieko SchraderWriter

Eiko Ishioka

Eiko IshiokaCostume Design

Tom Johnson

Tom JohnsonSound Re-Recording Mixer

Leslie Shatz

Leslie ShatzSound Designer

Tomoyo Oshima

Tomoyo OshimaEditor

Toyomichi Kurita

Toyomichi KuritaCamera Operator

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