Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

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

Duration: 121 min
Release date: 1985-09-20
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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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Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
as Yukio Mishima
Kenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada
as Osamu
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Bandō Mitsugorō X
as Mizoguchi
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima
as Isao
Masayuki Shionoya
Masayuki Shionoya
as Morita
Hiroshi Mikami
Hiroshi Mikami
as Cadet #1
Junya Fukuda
Junya Fukuda
as Cadet #2
Yuu Tokui
Yuu Tokui
as Cadet #3
Junkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto
as General Mashita
Naoko Ohtani
Naoko Ohtani
as Mother
Go Riju
Go Riju
as Mishima, age 18-19
Masato Aizawa
Masato Aizawa
as Mishima, age 9-14
Yuki Nagahara
Yuki Nagahara
as Mishima, age 5
Kyuzo Kobayashi
Kyuzo Kobayashi
as Literary Friend
Yuki Kitazume
Yuki Kitazume
as Dancing Friend
Haruko Katō
Haruko Katō
as Grandmother
Hisako Manda
Hisako Manda
as Mariko
Naomi Oki
Naomi Oki
as First Girl
Miki Takakura
Miki Takakura
as Second Girl
Imari Tsuji
Imari Tsuji
as Madame
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato
as Kashiwagi
Reisen Ri
Reisen Ri
as Kiyomi
Setsuko Karasuma
Setsuko Karasuma
as Mitsuko
Tadanori Yokoo
Tadanori Yokoo
as Natsuo
Yasuaki Kurata
Yasuaki Kurata
as Takei
Mitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata
as Thug
Hiroshi Katsuno
Hiroshi Katsuno
as Lt. Hori
Naoya Makoto
Naoya Makoto
as Kendo Instructor
Kunihiko Ida
Kunihiko Ida
as Izutsu
Jun Negami
Jun Negami
as Kurahara
Ryō Ikebe
Ryō Ikebe
as Interrogator
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
Masahiko Sakata
Masahiko Sakata
as Isao's Classmate
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
Yuichi Sato
Yuichi Sato
as Student
Sachiko Akagi
Sachiko Akagi
as Thug's Girlfriend
Riki Harada
Riki 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
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