1985 | DIRECTED BY PAUL SCHRADER

Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters

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Year
1985
Runtime
 120 minutes (2 hrs 00 mins)
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26th Aug 2025
Last viewed:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
20th September 1985
40 years 7 months 29 days ago
France release date
 France
15th May 1985
41 years 4 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
10th October 1985
40 years 7 months 9 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
1st November 1985
40 years 6 months 18 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
28th November 1985
40 years 5 months 21 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
31st January 1986
40 years 3 months 19 days ago
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Directed by
paul schrader
Starring
Yukio Mishima (segment „November 25, 1970„) / Narrator
Morita (segment „November 25, 1970„)
Cadet #1 (segment „November 25, 1970„)
Cadet #2 (segment „November 25, 1970„)
Cadet #3 (segment „November 25, 1970„)
General Mashita (segment „November 25, 1970„)
Mother (segment „Flashbacks„)
Mishima, age 18-19 (segment „Flashbacks„)
Mishima - age 9-14 (segment „Flashbacks„)
Mishima, age 5 (segment „Flashbacks„)
Dancing Friend (segment „Flashbacks„)
Grandmother (segment „Flashbacks„)
Mizoguchi (segment „The Temple of the Golden Pavilion„)
Mariko (segment „The Temple of the Golden Pavilion„)
First Girl (segment „The Temple of the Golden Pavilion„)
Second Girl (segment „The Temple of the Golden Pavilion„)
Madame (segment „The Temple of the Golden Pavilion„)
Kashiwagi (segment „The Temple of the Golden Pavilion„)
Osamu (segment „Kyoko's House„)
Kiyomi (segment „Kyoko's House„)
Mitsuko (segment „Kyoko's House„)
Natsuo (segment „Kyoko's House„)
Takei (segment „Kyoko's House„)
Thug (segment „Kyoko's House„)
Isao (segment „Runaway Horses„)
Lieutenant Hori (segment „Runaway Horses„)
Kendo Instructor (segment „Runaway Horses„)
Izutsu (segment „Runaway Horses„)
Kurahara (segment „Runaway Horses„)
Interrogator (segment „Runaway Horses„)
'Rokumeikan' Producer
Military Doctor
'Yukoku' Producer
Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp
Ichigaya Colonel
Isao's Classmate
American Reporter
Reporter #1
Reporter #2
Reporter #3
Pavilion Acolyte
Student
Thug's Girl Friend
Romeo
Juliet
Interrogation Policeman
Grandmother's Nurse
First MP
Actor #1
Policeman
Osamu's Mother
Narrator
A monk
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News from around the web
Revisit: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters  Spectrum Culture Tue, 10th March 2026

Paul Schrader’s ‘Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters’ to Finally Screen in Japan After 40-Year De Facto Ban  The Hollywood Reporter Wed, 1st October 2025

Inspired: Paul Schrader on Oh, Canada  Film Comment Tue, 5th May 2026

Why Japan Exiled a Film About a Famed Japanese Writer  The New York Times Fri, 7th November 2025

Paul Schrader on Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters ‘ 40-Years-Late Japanese Premiere  The Film Stage Mon, 3rd November 2025

A 40-year wait for ‘Mishima’ ends at TIFF  The Japan Times Thu, 6th November 2025

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