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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

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Biography, Drama

May 15th, 1985

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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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MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS (Paul Schrader, 1985) Trailer

Cast

Ken Ogata
Yukio Mishima
(segment "November 25, 1970")
Masayuki Shionoya
Morita
(segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami
Cadet #1
(segment "November 25, 1970")
Junya Fukuda
Cadet #2
(segment "November 25, 1970")
Shigeto Tachihara
Cadet #3
(segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto
General Mashita
(segment "November 25, 1970")
Naoko Ôtani
Mother
(segment "Flashbacks")
Gô Rijû
Mishima, age 18-19
(segment "Flashbacks")
Masato Aizawa
Mishima - age 9-14
(segment "Flashbacks")
Yuki Nagahara
Mishima, age 5
(segment "Flashbacks")
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Directors

Paul Schrader
Full cast & crew

Producers

Francis Ford Coppola
executive producer
(as Francis Coppola)
George Lucas
executive producer
Tom Luddy
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Paul Schrader
written by
(???)
Leonard Schrader
written by
Yukio Mishima
(novels) (uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

On November 25, 1970, Japan's greatest author Yukio Mishima commited an act that shocked the literary world...
On November 25, 1970, Japan's greatest author Yukio Mishima committed an act that shocked the literary world...
On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.

Keywords

military
battle
nudity
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America
Japan

Languages

English
Japanese

Release Dates

November 28th, 1985 (Australia)
November 28th, 1985 (Australia) theatrical
September 12th, 1985 (Canada) (Toronto International Film Festival) (premiere)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (original title)
Mishima (Argentina)
Միշիմա (Armenia)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Japan
Tokyo, Japan

Running Times

120 min
121 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

M Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Filmlink International
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Roadshow Film Distributors (Australia)
Warner Bros. (Canada)
Wild Side Films (France)
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Special Effects Companies

Modern Film Effects (opticals)
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (United States of America)

Other Companies

Donah Bassett and Associates (negative cutting: U.S.) (as D. Bassett and Associates)
Nonesuch Records (soundtrack)
Russian Hill Recording (Additional Sound Post-Production at)
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