Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 39 years old
On November 25, 1970, Japan's greatest author Yukio Mishima commited an act that shocked the literary world...
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima told in four parts. The first three parts relate events in three of his novels: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses. The last part depicts the events of 25th November 1970.
Credits
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alan Poul He was 31, now 70 years old | as American Reporter (as Alan Mark Poul) |
| Miki Takakura She was 24, now 64 years old | as Second Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") |
| Yasuaki Kurata He was 39, now 78 years old | as Takei (segment "Kyoko's House") |
| Kenji Sawada He was 37, now 76 years old | as Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House") |
| Gô Rijû He was 23, now 62 years old | as Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks") |
| Hiroshi Mikami He was 23, now 62 years old | as Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970") |
| Roy Scheider He was 52, 75 years old when he died | as Narrator (voice) |
| Koichi Sato He was 1, now 38 years old | as Kashiwagi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") |
| Sachiko Hidari She was 55, 71 years old when she died | as Osamu's Mother |
| Toshio Hosokawa He was 29, 29 years old when he died | as 'Rokumeikan' Producer |
| Naoya Makoto He was 37, now 76 years old | as Kendo Instructor (segment "Runaway Horses") |
| Hisako Manda She was 27, now 66 years old | as Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") |
| Ken Ogata He was 48, 71 years old when he died | as Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970") |
| Chishu Ryu He was 81, 88 years old when he died | as A monk (uncredited) |
| Masato Aizawa | as Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks") |
| Yûichi Satô He was 22, now 62 years old | as Student |
| Ryō Ikebe He was 67, 92 years old when he died | as Interrogator (segment "Runaway Horses") |
| Setsuko Karasuma She was 30, now 69 years old | as Mitsuko (segment "Kyoko's House") |
| Haruko Kato She was 62, now 102 years old | as Grandmother (segment "Flashbacks") |
| Shinichi Nosaka | as Policeman |
| Atsushi Takayama | as Interrogation Policeman |
| Jun Negami He was 61, 82 years old when he died | as Kurahara (segment "Runaway Horses") |
| Toshiyuki Nagashima He was 28, now 68 years old | as Isao (segment "Runaway Horses") |
| Mitsuru Hirata He was 31, now 71 years old | as Thug (segment "Kyoko's House") |
| Eimei Esumi He was 49, 68 years old when he died | as Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp |
| Reisen Lee | as Kiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House") |
| Junkichi Orimoto He was 58, 92 years old when he died | as General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970") |
| Masayuki Shionoya He was 32, now 71 years old | as Morita (segment "November 25, 1970") |
| Yasosuke Bando | as Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") |
| Imari Tsujikoichi Sato | as Madame (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") (as Imari Tsuji) |
| Yuki Kitazume | as Dancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks") |
| Mami Okamoto | as Juliet |
| Hideo Fukuhara He was 62, now 101 years old | as Military Doctor |
| Yosuke Mizuno | as 'Yukoku' Producer |
| Shôichirô Sakata | as Isao's Classmate |
| Kimiko Ito | as Grandmother's Nurse |
| Yasuhiro Arai He was 28, now 68 years old | as Reporter #2 |
| Shigeto Tachihara | as Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970") |
| Hiroki Ida | as Izutsu (segment "Runaway Horses") |
| Tatsuya Hiragaki | as Actor #1 |
| Kyuzo Kobayashi | as Literary Friend (segment "Flashbacks") |
| Tsutomu Harada | as Romeo |
| Shinji Miura He was 10, now 49 years old | as Pavilion Acolyte |
| Hiroshi Katsuno He was 35, now 75 years old | as Lieutenant Hori (segment "Runaway Horses") |
| Naoko Otani She was 35, now 74 years old | as Mother (segment |
| Minoru Hodaka He was 57, now 97 years old | as Ichigaya Colonel |
| Ren Ebata | as Reporter #1 |
| Junya Fukuda | as Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970") |
| Tadanori Yokoo He was 48, now 88 years old | as Natsuo (segment "Kyoko's House") |
| Naomi Oki She was 26, now 65 years old | as First Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") |
| Kojiro Oka | as First MP |
| Sachiko Akagi | as Thug's Girl Friend |
| Fumio Mizushima | as Reporter #3 |
| Yuki Nagahara | as Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks") |
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Tom Johnson as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 14 (now 24) years old | Sound |
| Michael Chandler as Editor. He was 0 (now 38) years old | Editing |
| Leslie Shatz as Sound Designer. She was 35 (now 74) years old | Sound |
| Leslie Shatz as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. She was 35 (now 74) years old | Sound |
| Leonard Schrader as Writer. He was 41 (62) years old when He died | Writing |
| George Lucas as Executive Producer. He was 41 (now 80) years old | Production |
| Tom Luddy as Producer. He was 42 (now 81) years old | Production |
| Philip Glass as Original Music Composer. He was 48 (now 87) years old | Sound |
| Francis Ford Coppola as Executive Producer. He was 46 (now 85) years old | Production |
| Yosuke Mizuno as Line Producer. | Production |
| Yukio Mishima as Novel. He was 60 (45) years old when He died | Writing |
| Mataichirô Yamamoto as Producer. | Production |
| Chieko Schrader as Script. | Crew |
| Jun Shiragi as Scenario Writer. | Writing |
| Tom Bellfort as Sound Editor. He was 35 (now 74) years old | Sound |
| Eiko Ishioka as Production Design. She was 46 (73) years old when She died | Art |
| Eiko Ishioka as Costume Design. She was 46 (73) years old when She died | Costume & Make-Up |
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (39 years)
On November 25, 1970, Japan's greatest author Yukio Mishima commited an act that shocked the literary world...
- Release day: Wednesday, May 15, 1985
- Runtime: 121 minutes
- Budget: 5000000.00
- Revenue: 502758.00