Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

7.8/10 121 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Ken Ogata

Yukio Mishima

Kenji Sawada

Osamu

Bandō Mitsugorō X

Mizoguchi

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Isao

Masayuki Shionoya

Morita

Hiroshi Mikami

Cadet #1

Yuu Tokui

Cadet #3

Junkichi Orimoto

General Mashita

Naoko Ohtani

Mother

Go Riju

Mishima, age 18-19

Kyuzo Kobayashi

Literary Friend

Yuki Kitazume

Dancing Friend

Haruko Katō

Grandmother

Hisako Manda

Mariko

Naomi Oki

First Girl

Miki Takakura

Second Girl

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