Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

(1985)

★ 7.8 IMDb · 365 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1985

Runtime: 121 мин

Country: Japan, United States of America

Director: Пол Шредер

Cast: 緒形拳, 沢田研二, 十代目 坂東三津五郎, 永島敏行, 塩野谷正幸, 三上博史, Junya Fukuda, 徳井優, 織本順吉, 大谷直子

Plot

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.

A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese author Yukio Mishima. Three of the segments parallel events in Mishima's life with his novels (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses), while the fourth depicts the actual events of the 25th Nov. 1970, "The Last Day".