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title: 'Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Schrader'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mishima-a-life-in-four-chapters-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089603/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

1985 · R · 118 min · Drama, History · United States, Japan


## Synopsis

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a 1985 biographical drama film directed by Paul Schrader from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Leonard and Leonard's wife Chieko 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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Schrader](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-schrader)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Schrader](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-schrader), [Leonard Schrader](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-schrader), [Chieko Schrader](https://cinepixo.com/people/chieko-schrader)
- **Producer:** [Leonard Schrader](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-schrader), [George Lucas](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-lucas), [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola), [Tom Luddy](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-luddy), [Mataichirō Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/mataichiro-yamamoto)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philip Glass](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-glass)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Bailey](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bailey)
- **Editor:** [Tomoyo Ōshima](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomoyo-oshima)

## Cast

- [Kōichi Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/koichi-sato)
- [Roy Scheider](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-scheider)
- [Mikami Hiroshi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikami-hiroshi)
- [Sachiko Hidari](https://cinepixo.com/people/sachiko-hidari)
- [Jun Negami](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-negami)
- [Ryō Ikebe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryo-ikebe)
- [Kenji Sawada](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-sawada)
- [Hiroshi Katsuno](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-katsuno)
- [Ken Ogata](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-ogata) as Yukio Mishima
- [Gō Rijū](https://cinepixo.com/people/go-riju)

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