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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
Sep 20, 1985 2h 1m
7.8
288 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Companies Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope, Filmlink International
Countries Japan, United States of America
Keywords suicide, identity, patriotism, nationalism, coup d'etat, author, art, lgbt, gay theme, four chapters, film in chapters
Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
Go Riju

Go Riju

Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
Masayuki Shionoya

Masayuki Shionoya

Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami

Hiroshi Mikami

Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto

General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Masato Aizawa

Masato Aizawa

Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
Junya Fukuda

Junya Fukuda

Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Shigeto Tachihara

Shigeto Tachihara

Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Yuki Nagahara

Yuki Nagahara

Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks")
Kyuzo Kobayashi

Kyuzo Kobayashi

Literary Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Yuki Kitazume

Yuki Kitazume

Dancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Haruko Katō

Haruko Katō

Grandmother (segment "Flashbacks")
Bandō Mitsugorō X

Bandō Mitsugorō X

Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Hisako Manda

Hisako Manda

Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Naomi Oki

Naomi Oki

First Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Miki Takakura

Miki Takakura

Second Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Imari Tsujikoichi Sato

Imari Tsujikoichi Sato

Madame (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Kashiwagi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Kenji Sawada

Kenji Sawada

Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House")
Reisen Ri

Reisen Ri

Kiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House")
Setsuko Karasuma

Setsuko Karasuma

Mitsuko (segment "Kyoko's House")
Tadanori Yokoo

Tadanori Yokoo

Natsuo (segment "Kyoko's House")
Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")
Mitsuru Hirata

Mitsuru Hirata

Thug (segment "Kyoko's House")
Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Isao (segment "Runaway Horses")
Hiroshi Katsuno

Hiroshi Katsuno

Lieutenant Hori (segment "Runaway Horses")
Naoya Makoto

Naoya Makoto

Kendo Instructor (segment "Runaway Horses")
Kunihiko Ida

Kunihiko Ida

Izutsu (segment "Runaway Horses")
Jun Negami

Jun Negami

Kurahara (segment "Runaway Horses")
Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe

Interrogator (segment "Runaway Horses")
Toshio Hosokawa

Toshio Hosokawa

'Rokumeikan' Producer
Hideo Fukuhara

Hideo Fukuhara

Military Doctor
Yosuke Mizuno

Yosuke Mizuno

'Yukoku' Producer
Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp
Minoru Hodaka

Minoru Hodaka

Ichigaya Colonel
Alan Poul

Alan Poul

American Reporter
Ren Ebata

Ren Ebata

Reporter #1
Yasuhiro Arai

Yasuhiro Arai

Reporter #2
Shinji Miura

Shinji Miura

Pavilion Acolyte
Sachiko Akagi

Sachiko Akagi

Thug's Girl Friend
Atsushi Takayama

Atsushi Takayama

Interrogation Policeman
Kimiko Ito

Kimiko Ito

Grandmother's Nurse
Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Osamu's Mother
Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Narrator (voice)
Masahiko Sakata

Masahiko Sakata

Isao's Classmate