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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a american film of genre Drama directed by Paul Schrader released in USA on 20 september 1985 with Ken Ogata
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 20 september 1985
Length 2h
Directed by Paul Schrader
OriginUSA
Themes Films about writers, Seafaring films, Poésie, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Transport films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating78%
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a 1985 American/Japanese film co-written and directed by Paul Schrader. The film is based on the life and work of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, interweaving episodes from his life with dramatizations of segments from his books The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses. It was executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas.
Synopsis
The film sets in on November 25 1970, the last day in Mishima's life. He is shown finishing a manuscript. Then, he puts on a uniform he designed for himself and meets with four of his most loyal followers from his private army.Actors
Ken Ogata
(Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970"))
Kenji Sawada
(Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House"))
Roy Scheider
(Narrator (voice))
Hiroshi Mikami
(Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970"))
Jun Negami
(Kurahara (segment "Runaway Horses"))
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