Country
France
Date
May 15, 1985
Certification
TP
Note
Cannes Film Festival
On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
2h 1min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yuu Tokui | Cadet #3 |
| Junkichi Orimoto | General Mashita |
| Naoko Ohtani | Mother |
| Go Riju | Mishima, age 18-19 |
| Masato Aizawa | Mishima, age 9-14 |
| Yuki Nagahara | Mishima, age 5 |
| Kyuzo Kobayashi | Literary Friend |
| Yuki Kitazume | Dancing Friend |
| Haruko Katō | Grandmother |
| Hisako Manda | Mariko |
| Naomi Oki | First Girl |
| Miki Takakura | Second Girl |
| Imari Tsuji | Madame |
| Koichi Sato | Kashiwagi |
| Reisen Ri | Kiyomi |
| Setsuko Karasuma | Mitsuko |
| Tadanori Yokoo | Natsuo |
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| Yasuaki Kurata | Takei |
| Mitsuru Hirata | Thug |
| Hiroshi Katsuno | Lt. Hori |
| Naoya Makoto | Kendo Instructor |
| Kunihiko Ida | Izutsu |
| Jun Negami | Kurahara |
| Ryō Ikebe | Interrogator |
| Toshio Hosokawa | "Rokumeikan" Producer |
| Hideo Fukuhara | Military Doctor |
| Yosuke Mizuno | "Yukoku" Producer |
| Eimei Esumi | Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp |
| Minoru Hodaka | Ichigaya Colonel |
| Masahiko Sakata | Isao's Classmate |
| Alan Poul | American Reporter |
| Ren Ebata | Reporter #1 |
| Yasuhiro Arai | Reporter #2 |
| Fumio Mizushima | Reporter #3 |
| Shinji Miura | Pavilion Acolyte |
| Yuichi Sato | Student |
| Sachiko Akagi | Thug's Girlfriend |
| Riki Harada | Romeo |
| Mami Okamoto | Juliet |
| Atsushi Takayama | Interrogation Policeman |
| Kimiko Ito | Grandmother's Nurse |
| Kojiro Oka | First MP |
| Tatsuya Hiragaki | Actor #1 |
| Shinichi Nosaka | Policeman |
| Sachiko Hidari | Osamu's Mother |
| Chishū Ryū | Tayama Dosen |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | English, 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan, United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope, Filmlink International |
| Data di uscita | 20 settembre 1985 |
| Exec. Producer | Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas |
| Producer | Yosuke Mizuno, Tom Luddy, Mataichirô Yamamoto |
| Writer | Paul Schrader, Yukio Mishima, Leonard Schrader, Chieko Schrader, Jun Shiragi |
| Editors | Michael Chandler, Tomoyo Oshima |
| Cinematography | John Bailey, Toyomichi Kurita, James Finnerty |
| Asst. Directors | Takayoshi Bunai, Yasuo Matsumoto, Koichi Nakajima, Hisashi Tôma, Paul Schrader |
| Lighting | Kazuo Shimomura |
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| Camera Operators | Toyomichi Kurita, John Bailey, James Finnerty |
| Add. Photography | John Bailey, Toyomichi Kurita, James Finnerty |
| Production Design | Eiko Ishioka, Kazuo Takenaka, Kyoji Sasaki |
| Art Direction | Kazuo Takenaka, Eiko Ishioka, Kyoji Sasaki |
| Set Decoration | Kyoji Sasaki, Eiko Ishioka, Kazuo Takenaka |
| Visual Effects | Catherine Craig |
| Composer | Philip Glass, Tom Bellfort, Gary Clayton, Tom Johnson, Jerry Ross, Leslie Shatz, Giorgio Venturoli, Jeff Kliment |
| Sound | Philip Glass, Tom Bellfort, Gary Clayton, Tom Johnson, Jerry Ross, Leslie Shatz, Giorgio Venturoli, Jeff Kliment |
| Costume Design | Eiko Ishioka, Etsuko Yagyu, Noriyo Ida, Yasuhiro Kawaguchi, Masayuki Okubi, Junji Ota |
| Makeup | Noriyo Ida, Yasuhiro Kawaguchi, Masayuki Okubi, Eiko Ishioka, Etsuko Yagyu, Junji Ota |
| Hairstyling | Eiko Ishioka, Etsuko Yagyu, Noriyo Ida, Yasuhiro Kawaguchi, Masayuki Okubi, Junji Ota |
| Budget | 5.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 502.758 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1985
Note
Toronto International Film Festival
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 30, 2025
Note
Tokyo International Film Festival
Limited release
Country
Spain
Date
Mar 12, 1986
Note
Madrid
Country
Japan
Date
Nov 08, 2025
Note
Human Trust Cinema Yurakucho Theater 1
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Sep 20, 1985
Certification
R
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 31, 1985
Certification
16
Country
Australia
Date
Nov 28, 1985
Certification
M
Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 07, 1986
Certification
M/16
TV
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Mar 18, 1989
Note
BBC Two, The Film Club
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