

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Visit website7.8/10 • 294
1985-09-20 • 2h 1m
On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
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.
- Directors
- Paul Schrader
- Writters
- Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Chieko Schrader
- Editors
- Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Chieko Schrader, Tomoyo Ōshima

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Visit website1985-09-20 • 2h 1m
7.8/10 • 294
On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
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.
- Directors
- Paul Schrader
- Writters
- Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Chieko Schrader
- Editors
- Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Chieko Schrader, Tomoyo Ōshima
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsKen Ogata
Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
Go Riju
Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
Masayuki Shionoya
Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami
Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto
General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Masato Aizawa
Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
Junya Fukuda
Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Shigeto Tachihara
Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Yuki Nagahara
Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks")
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $5,000,000.00
- Revenue
- $502,758.00
- Keywords
- suicideidentitypatriotismnationalismcoup d'etatauthorartlgbtgay themefour chapters