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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
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A fictionalized account in four segments of the life of Japan's celebrated twentieth-century author Yukio Mishima... See full summary » Director:Paul Schrader |
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Ken Ogata | ... |
Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
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Narrator
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Masayuki Shionoya | ... |
Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
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Hiroshi Mikami | ... |
Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
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Junya Fukuda | ... |
Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
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Shigeto Tachihara | ... |
Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")
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Junkichi Orimoto | ... |
General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
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Naoko Ôtani | ... |
Mother (segment "Flashbacks")
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Gô Rijû | ... |
Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
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Masato Aizawa | ... |
Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
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Yuki Nagahara | ... |
Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks")
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Kyuzo Kobayashi | ... |
Literary Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
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Yuuki Kitazume | ... |
Dancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
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Haruko Kato | ... |
Grandmother (segment "Flashbacks")
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Yasosuke Bando | ... |
Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
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Hisako Manda | ... |
Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
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A fictionalized account in four segments of the life of Japan's celebrated twentieth-century author Yukio Mishima. Three of the segments parallel events in Mishima's life with his novels (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji), Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses), while the fourth depicts 25 November 1970, "The Last Day"... Written by Nick Lopez <ntlopez@fas.harvard.edu>
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On November 25, 1970, Japan's greatest author Yukio Mishima commited an act that shocked the literary world...Parents Guide:
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Mishima See more »Filming Locations:
Tokyo, JapanBox Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$10,378 (USA) (15 September 1985) (1 Screen)Gross:
$518,842 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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DolbyAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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have been fictionalized by writers. Other persons and events in this film
are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons and events is
unintentional. See more »
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Based on the (Mishima's) works : Sun and Steel (1970), Confessions Of A Mask (1948), Runaway Horses (1969), Kyoko's House (1959), The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion (1956). See more »Goofs
Factual errors: The word "country" written in Japanese kanji on the hachimaki is the simplified character. On the actual hachimakis, the kanji for "country" was the long traditional form. See more »Crazy Credits
Yukio Mishima is acknowledged to have been a real person, but his actshave been fictionalized by writers. Other persons and events in this film
are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons and events is
unintentional. See more »
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