Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Directed by Paul Schrader
1984    2h 1m    R
Drama, Biography
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A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese author Yukio Mishima. Three of the segments parallel events in Mishima's life with his novels (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses), while the fourth depicts the actual events of the 25th Nov. 1970, "The Last Day".
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Cast of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
  • Ken OgataYukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
  • Go RijuMishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
  • Masayuki ShionoyaMorita (segment "November 25, 1970")
  • Hiroshi MikamiCadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
  • Junkichi OrimotoGeneral Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
  • Masato AizawaMishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
  • Junya FukudaCadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
  • Shigeto TachiharaCadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")
  • Yuki NagaharaMishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks")
  • Kyuzo KobayashiLiterary Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
  • Yuki KitazumeDancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
  • Haruko KatōGrandmother (segment "Flashbacks")
  • Bandō Mitsugorō XMizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
  • Hisako MandaMariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
  • Naomi OkiFirst Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
  • Miki TakakuraSecond Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
  • Imari Tsujikoichi SatoMadame (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
  • Koichi SatoKashiwagi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
  • Kenji SawadaOsamu (segment "Kyoko's House")
  • Reisen RiKiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House")
  • Setsuko KarasumaMitsuko (segment "Kyoko's House")
  • Tadanori YokooNatsuo (segment "Kyoko's House")
  • Yasuaki KurataTakei (segment "Kyoko's House")
  • Mitsuru HirataThug (segment "Kyoko's House")
  • Toshiyuki NagashimaIsao (segment "Runaway Horses")
  • Hiroshi KatsunoLieutenant Hori (segment "Runaway Horses")
  • Naoya MakotoKendo Instructor (segment "Runaway Horses")
  • Kunihiko IdaIzutsu (segment "Runaway Horses")
  • Jun NegamiKurahara (segment "Runaway Horses")
  • Ryō IkebeInterrogator (segment "Runaway Horses")
  • Toshio Hosokawa'Rokumeikan' Producer
  • Hideo FukuharaMilitary Doctor
  • Yosuke Mizuno'Yukoku' Producer
  • Eimei EsumiIchigaya Aide-de-Camp
  • Minoru HodakaIchigaya Colonel
  • Alan PoulAmerican Reporter
  • Ren EbataReporter #1
  • Yasuhiro AraiReporter #2
  • Fumio MizushimaReporter #3
  • Shinji MiuraPavilion Acolyte
  • Sachiko AkagiThug's Girl Friend
  • Riki HaradaRomeo
  • Mami OkamotoJuliet
  • Atsushi TakayamaInterrogation Policeman
  • Kimiko ItoGrandmother's Nurse
  • Kojiro OkaFirst MP
  • Tatsuya HiragakiActor #1
  • Shinichi NosakaPoliceman
  • Sachiko HidariOsamu's Mother
  • Roy ScheiderNarrator (voice)
  • Chishū RyūA monk
  • Naoko OhtaniMother
  • Yuichi SatoStudent
  • Masahiko SakataIsao's Classmate
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