Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters(Movie, 1985)

Name: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985
Duration: T02:1:00
Rating: 3.9

2h 1min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 106 votes)

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a 1985 biographical drama film based on the life and work of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, directed by Paul Schrader from a screenplay by his brother Leonard and Leonard's wife Chieko Schrader from a story by Paul Schrader and Jun Shiragi. The film interweaves episodes from Mishima's (Ken Ogata) life with dramatizations of segments from his books The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses. Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas were executive producers of the film, which has a musical score composed by Philip Glass and production design by Eiko Ishioka. ()

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About Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

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.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Japan, United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Tokyo

Main subject: Yukio Mishima (Person)

Made by: American Zoetrope, Lucasfilm, Tristone Entertainment Inc., M Company

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA)

Translated into 13 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 11/28/2019 (World premiere: 05/15/1985)

Appearing Characters: Yukio Mishima

Cast: Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Jun Negami, Roy Scheider, Mikami Hiroshi, Gō Rijū, Kōichi Satō, Hiroshi Katsuno, Sachiko Hidari, Ryō Ikebe

Director: Paul Schrader

Producer: Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Leonard Schrader, Mataichirō Yamamoto, Tom Luddy

Screenwriter: Chieko Schrader, Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Yukio Mishima

Executive Producer: George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola

Film Editor: Michael A. Chandler, Tomoyo Ōshima

Director of Photography: John Bailey

Composer: Philip Glass

Production Designer: Eiko Ishioka

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Mishima: una vida en cuatro capítulos"

"Mishima: Une vie en quatre chapitres"

"ミシマ:ア・ライフ・イン・フォー・チャプターズ"

"미시마 - 그의 인생"

"Mishima: Een Leven in Vier Stromen"

Keywords: author, patriotism, suicide, nationalism, art, identity, coup detat, lgbt

Budget: 5,000,000 USD

Revenue: 502,758 USD (= 10%)

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