Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1985 · directed by Paul Schrader

Rating
80/100
Hit
yes

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.

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), directed by Paul Schrader, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Ken Ogata
  • Masayuki Shionoya
  • Hiroshi Mikami
  • Junya Fukuda
  • Yuu Tokui
  • Junkichi Orimoto
  • Naoko Ohtani
  • Go Riju
  • Masato Aizawa
  • Yuki Nagahara

Crew

  • John Bailey — Director of Photography
  • Michael Chandler — Editor
  • Tomoyo Oshima — Editor
  • Philip Glass — Original Music Composer
  • Chieko Schrader — Screenplay
  • Jun Shiragi — Screenplay
  • Chieko Schrader — Writer
  • Leonard Schrader — Writer
  • Paul Schrader — Writer

More from Paul Schrader

  1. Blue Collar (1978) — 79/100
  2. First Reformed (2018) — 78/100
  3. Affliction (1998) — 73/100
  4. Light Sleeper (1992) — 72/100
  5. Hardcore (1979) — 70/100
  6. The Card Counter (2021) — 68/100

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