Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
ミシマ:ア・ライフ・イン・フォー・チャプターズ
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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Ken Ogata
as Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
as Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
Go Riju
as Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
as Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
Masayuki Shionoya
as Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
as Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami
as Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
as Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto
as General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
as General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Masato Aizawa
as Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
as Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
Junya Fukuda
as Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
as Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Shigeto Tachihara
as Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")
as Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Yuki Nagahara
as Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks")
as Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks")
Kyuzo Kobayashi
as Literary Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
as Literary Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Yuki Kitazume
as Dancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
as Dancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Haruko Katō
as Grandmother (segment "Flashbacks")
as Grandmother (segment "Flashbacks")
Bandō Mitsugorō X
as Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
as Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Hisako Manda
as Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
as Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Naomi Oki
as First Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
as First Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Miki Takakura
as Second Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
as Second Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Imari Tsujikoichi Sato
as Madame (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
as Madame (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Koichi Sato
as Kashiwagi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
as Kashiwagi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Kenji Sawada
as Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House")
as Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House")
Reisen Ri
as Kiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House")
as Kiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House")
Setsuko Karasuma
as Mitsuko (segment "Kyoko's House")
as Mitsuko (segment "Kyoko's House")
Tadanori Yokoo
as Natsuo (segment "Kyoko's House")
as Natsuo (segment "Kyoko's House")
Yasuaki Kurata
as Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")
as Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")
Mitsuru Hirata
as Thug (segment "Kyoko's House")
as Thug (segment "Kyoko's House")
Toshiyuki Nagashima
as Isao (segment "Runaway Horses")
as Isao (segment "Runaway Horses")
Hiroshi Katsuno
as Lieutenant Hori (segment "Runaway Horses")
as Lieutenant Hori (segment "Runaway Horses")
Naoya Makoto
as Kendo Instructor (segment "Runaway Horses")
as Kendo Instructor (segment "Runaway Horses")
Kunihiko Ida
as Izutsu (segment "Runaway Horses")
as Izutsu (segment "Runaway Horses")
Jun Negami
as Kurahara (segment "Runaway Horses")
as Kurahara (segment "Runaway Horses")
Ryō Ikebe
as Interrogator (segment "Runaway Horses")
as Interrogator (segment "Runaway Horses")
Toshio Hosokawa
as 'Rokumeikan' Producer
as 'Rokumeikan' Producer
Hideo Fukuhara
as Military Doctor
as Military Doctor
Yosuke Mizuno
as 'Yukoku' Producer
as 'Yukoku' Producer
Eimei Esumi
as Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp
as Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp
Minoru Hodaka
as Ichigaya Colonel
as Ichigaya Colonel
Alan Poul
as American Reporter
as American Reporter
Ren Ebata
as Reporter #1
as Reporter #1
Yasuhiro Arai
as Reporter #2
as Reporter #2
Fumio Mizushima
as Reporter #3
as Reporter #3
Shinji Miura
as Pavilion Acolyte
as Pavilion Acolyte
Sachiko Akagi
as Thug's Girl Friend
as Thug's Girl Friend
Tsutomu Harada
as Romeo
as Romeo
Mami Okamoto
as Juliet
as Juliet
Atsushi Takayama
as Interrogation Policeman
as Interrogation Policeman
Kimiko Ito
as Grandmother's Nurse
as Grandmother's Nurse
Kojiro Oka
as First MP
as First MP
Tatsuya Hiragaki
as Actor #1
as Actor #1
Shinichi Nosaka
as Policeman
as Policeman
Sachiko Hidari
as Osamu's Mother
as Osamu's Mother
Roy Scheider
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
Chishū Ryū
as A monk
as A monk
Naoko Ohtani
as Mother
as Mother
Yuichi Sato
as Student
as Student
Masahiko Sakata
as Isao's Classmate
as Isao's Classmate
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Jun Shiragi
Scenario Writer
Scenario Writer
Paul Schrader
Writer
Writer
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Leonard Schrader
Writer
Writer
Yukio Mishima
Novel
Novel
Paul Schrader
Director
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Tom Luddy
Producer
Producer
John Bailey
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
George Lucas
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Chieko Schrader
Script
Script
Yosuke Mizuno
Line Producer
Line Producer
Chieko Schrader
Writer
Writer
Tom Bellfort
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Gary Clayton
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Jerry Ross
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Catherine Craig
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Giorgio Venturoli
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Etsuko Yagyu
Costume Design
Costume Design
Noriyo Ida
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Jeff Kliment
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Eiko Ishioka
Costume Design
Costume Design
Michael Chandler
Editor
Editor
Eiko Ishioka
Production Design
Production Design
Kyoji Sasaki
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Masayuki Okubi
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Leslie Shatz
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Yasuhiro Kawaguchi
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Junji Ota
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Tomoyo Ōshima
Editor
Editor
Kazuo Takenaka
Art Direction
Art Direction
Leslie Shatz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Producer
Producer
Toyomichi Kurita
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Kazuo Shimomura
Gaffer
Gaffer
Takayoshi Bunai
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Yasuo Matsumoto
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Koichi Nakajima
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Hisashi Tôma
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
James Finnerty
Key Grip
Key Grip
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