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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

7.819852h 1mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorPaul Schrader
WritersPaul Schrader·Leonard Schrader
ProducersFrancis Ford Coppola·George Lucas

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Cast · Directed by Paul Schrader

KOKen Ogata
Ken Ogata
Yukio Mishima
KSKenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada
Osamu
BXBandō Mitsugorō X
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Mizoguchi
TNToshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Isao
MSMasayuki Shionoya
Masayuki Shionoya
Morita
HMHiroshi Mikami
Hiroshi Mikami
Cadet #1
JF
Junya Fukuda
Cadet #2
YTYuu Tokui
Yuu Tokui
Cadet #3
JOJunkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto
General Mashita
NONaoko Ohtani
Naoko Ohtani
Mother
GRGo Riju
Go Riju
Mishima, age 18-19
MA
Masato Aizawa
Mishima, age 9-14

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