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Title: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
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| Ken Ogata | ... | Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970") / Narrator | |
| Masayuki Shionoya | ... | Morita (segment "November 25, 1970") | |
| 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") |
| Naoko Ôtani | ... | Mother (segment "Flashbacks") | |
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Gô Rijû | ... | Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks") |
| Masato Aizawa | ... | Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks") | |
| Yuki Nagahara | ... | Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks") | |
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Kyûzô Kobayashi | ... | Literary Friend (segment "Flashbacks") |
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Yuki Kitazume | ... | Dancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks") |
| Haruko Katô | ... | Grandmother (segment "Flashbacks") | |
| Yasosuke Bando | ... | Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") | |
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Hisako Manda | ... | Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") |
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". Written by Nick Lopez <ntlopez@fas.harvard.edu>
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One would think that a film based on the life of the Japanese author Yukio Mishima would be a daunting if not impossible task. However Paul Schrader has indeed made a film "about" Mishima that is both superb & complex. While it is not a literal biography, Schrader & his co-screenwriter Leonard Scharder (his brother) have taken several incidents from his life, including his sucide and crafted what can best be described as incidental tableaus that are visually sparse and stunning. Mishima's homosexuality is almost not there, due to legal threats from his widow, but in spite of this, the film is still terrific, and one of the best films I saw in 1985. I should also mention the important contribution of Philip Glass who did the score, which adds an additional texture to the film, and is superior to the one he did for Scorsese's Kundun. Also notable is John Bailey's fine crisp beautifully colored cinematography and the great production design & costumes by Eiko Ishioka who went on to do the memorable costumes for Coppola's Dracula for which she received a well deserved Oscar. Hopefully this film will soon be available on DVD.