Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

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
Ken Ogata
as Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
Go Riju
Go Riju
as Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
Masayuki Shionoya
Masayuki Shionoya
as Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami
Hiroshi Mikami
as Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto
as General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Masato Aizawa
Masato Aizawa
as Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
Junya Fukuda
Junya Fukuda
as Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Shigeto Tachihara
Shigeto Tachihara
as Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Yuki Nagahara
Yuki Nagahara
as Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks")
Kyuzo Kobayashi
Kyuzo Kobayashi
as Literary Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Yuki Kitazume
Yuki Kitazume
as Dancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Haruko Katō
Haruko Katō
as Grandmother (segment "Flashbacks")
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Bandō Mitsugorō X
as Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Hisako Manda
Hisako Manda
as Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Naomi Oki
Naomi Oki
as First Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Miki Takakura
Miki Takakura
as Second Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Imari Tsujikoichi Sato
Imari Tsujikoichi Sato
as Madame (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato
as Kashiwagi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Kenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada
as Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House")
Reisen Ri
Reisen Ri
as Kiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House")
Setsuko Karasuma
Setsuko Karasuma
as Mitsuko (segment "Kyoko's House")
Tadanori Yokoo
Tadanori Yokoo
as Natsuo (segment "Kyoko's House")
Yasuaki Kurata
Yasuaki Kurata
as Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")
Mitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata
as Thug (segment "Kyoko's House")
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima
as Isao (segment "Runaway Horses")
Hiroshi Katsuno
Hiroshi Katsuno
as Lieutenant Hori (segment "Runaway Horses")
Naoya Makoto
Naoya Makoto
as Kendo Instructor (segment "Runaway Horses")
Kunihiko Ida
Kunihiko Ida
as Izutsu (segment "Runaway Horses")
Jun Negami
Jun Negami
as Kurahara (segment "Runaway Horses")
Ryō Ikebe
Ryō Ikebe
as Interrogator (segment "Runaway Horses")
Toshio Hosokawa
Toshio Hosokawa
as 'Rokumeikan' Producer
Hideo Fukuhara
Hideo Fukuhara
as Military Doctor
Yosuke Mizuno
Yosuke Mizuno
as 'Yukoku' Producer
Eimei Esumi
Eimei Esumi
as Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp
Minoru Hodaka
Minoru Hodaka
as Ichigaya Colonel
Alan Poul
Alan Poul
as American Reporter
Ren Ebata
Ren Ebata
as Reporter #1
Yasuhiro Arai
Yasuhiro Arai
as Reporter #2
Fumio Mizushima
Fumio Mizushima
as Reporter #3
Shinji Miura
Shinji Miura
as Pavilion Acolyte
Sachiko Akagi
Sachiko Akagi
as Thug's Girl Friend
Tsutomu Harada
Tsutomu Harada
as Romeo
Mami Okamoto
Mami Okamoto
as Juliet
Atsushi Takayama
Atsushi Takayama
as Interrogation Policeman
Kimiko Ito
Kimiko Ito
as Grandmother's Nurse
Kojiro Oka
Kojiro Oka
as First MP
Tatsuya Hiragaki
Tatsuya Hiragaki
as Actor #1
Shinichi Nosaka
Shinichi Nosaka
as Policeman
Sachiko Hidari
Sachiko Hidari
as Osamu's Mother
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
as Narrator (voice)
Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
as A monk
Naoko Ohtani
Naoko Ohtani
as Mother
Yuichi Sato
Yuichi Sato
as Student
Masahiko Sakata
Masahiko Sakata
as Isao's Classmate
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