Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

2h 1min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Lucasfilm Ltd.

American Zoetrope

Filmlink International

Cast

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Yukio Mishima
Junya Fukuda

Junya Fukuda

Cadet #2
Yuu Tokui

Yuu Tokui

Cadet #3
Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto

General Mashita
Go Riju

Go Riju

Mishima, age 18-19
Masato Aizawa

Masato Aizawa

Mishima, age 9-14
Yuki Nagahara

Yuki Nagahara

Mishima, age 5
Kyuzo Kobayashi

Kyuzo Kobayashi

Literary Friend
Yuki Kitazume

Yuki Kitazume

Dancing Friend
Haruko Katō

Haruko Katō

Grandmother
Naomi Oki

Naomi Oki

First Girl
Miki Takakura

Miki Takakura

Second Girl
Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Kashiwagi
Reisen Ri

Reisen Ri

Kiyomi
Naoya Makoto

Naoya Makoto

Kendo Instructor
Jun Negami

Jun Negami

Kurahara
Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe

Interrogator
Toshio Hosokawa

Toshio Hosokawa

"Rokumeikan" Producer
Hideo Fukuhara

Hideo Fukuhara

Military Doctor
Yosuke Mizuno

Yosuke Mizuno

"Yukoku" Producer
Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp
Minoru Hodaka

Minoru Hodaka

Ichigaya Colonel
Masahiko Sakata

Masahiko Sakata

Isao's Classmate
Alan Poul

Alan Poul

American Reporter
Ren Ebata

Ren Ebata

Reporter #1
Yasuhiro Arai

Yasuhiro Arai

Reporter #2
Fumio Mizushima

Fumio Mizushima

Reporter #3
Shinji Miura

Shinji Miura

Pavilion Acolyte
Sachiko Akagi

Sachiko Akagi

Thug's Girlfriend
Atsushi Takayama

Atsushi Takayama

Interrogation Policeman
Kimiko Ito

Kimiko Ito

Grandmother's Nurse
Kojiro Oka

Kojiro Oka

First MP
Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Osamu's Mother

Release date

20th Sep 1985

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, 日本語