Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

Name: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985-09-20
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Bandō Mitsugorō X, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Masayuki Shionoya

On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.

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.

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Released 1985-09-20 · 121 min · Drama

Directed by Paul Schrader

Cast

Ken Ogata as Yukio Mishima
Kenji Sawada as Osamu
Bandō Mitsugorō X as Mizoguchi
Toshiyuki Nagashima as Isao
Masayuki Shionoya as Morita
Hiroshi Mikami as Cadet #1
Junya Fukuda as Cadet #2
Yuu Tokui as Cadet #3
Junkichi Orimoto as General Mashita
Naoko Ohtani as Mother
Go Riju as Mishima, age 18-19
Masato Aizawa as Mishima, age 9-14
Yuki Nagahara as Mishima, age 5
Kyuzo Kobayashi as Literary Friend
Yuki Kitazume as Dancing Friend