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1985
  • Drama

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

On november 25, 1970, japan's most celebrated writer, yukio mishima, shocked the world.
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2h
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Countries
  • JP
  • Japan
  • US
  • United States
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Languages
  • en
  • ja
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.

Crew
Leonard Schrader
Writer
Paul Schrader
Director Writer
Yukio Mishima
Novel
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Cast
Ken Ogata
Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
Gô Rijû
Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
Masayuki Shionoya
Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami
Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto
General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    May 15, 1985
  • Original Language
    English
  • Budget
    $ 5,000,000
  • Revenue
    $ 502,758
  • Production Companies
    • American Zoetrope
    • Lucasfilm Ltd.
    • M Company
    • Tristone Entertainment Inc.

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