Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Japan and United States of America, 1985

Film
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A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima told in four parts. The first three parts relate events in three of his novels: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko’s House, and Runaway Horses. The last part depicts the events of 25th November 1970.

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Credits

director

Paul Schrader

costume design

Eiko Ishioka

Etsuko Yagyu

producer

Mataichirô Yamamoto

Mataichirô Yamamoto

Tom Luddy

production company

American Zoetrope

Lucasfilm Ltd.

M Company

Tristone Entertainment Inc.

production design

Eiko Ishioka

visual effects

Catherine Craig

writer

Leonard Schrader

Paul Schrader

Duration

02:01:00

Production dates
1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-27064

Language

English

Subject category

Drama

TMDB-Movie

27064

Wikidata

Q1740171

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