Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) (original) (raw)

A portrait of the acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima that investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted the impossible task of finding harmony among self, art, and society. Taking place on the last day of Mishima's life, when he famously committed public seppuku, the film is punctuated by extended flashbacks to the writer's past as well as gloriously stylized evocations of his fictional works.

A portrait of the acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima that investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted the impossible task of finding harmony among self, art, and society. Taking place on the last day of Mishima's life, when he famously committed public seppuku, the film is punctuated by extended flashbacks to the writer's past as well as gloriously stylized evocations of his fictional works. (less)

Director: Paul Schrader
Writers: Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader
Starring: Ken Ogata, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Ry� Ikebe, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami, Junkichi Orimoto
Narrator: Roy Scheider
Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Tom Luddy, Alan Poul, Leonard Schrader

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