Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Schrader
Screenplay byLeonard Schrader
Paul Schrader
Chieko Schrader
Story byPaul Schrader
Jun Shiragi
Produced byMataichirô Yamamoto
Tom Luddy
StarringKen Ogata
Kenji Sawada
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Yasosuke Bando
CinematographyJohn Bailey
Edited byMichael Chandler
Tomoyo Oshima[1][2][3]
Music byPhilip Glass
Production
companies
Zoetrope Studios
Filmlink International
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • October 4, 1985 (1985-10-04)
Running time
120 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Japan
LanguagesEnglish
Japanese
Budget$5 million
Box office$502,758[4]

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a 1985 biographical drama film based on the life and work of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, directed by Paul Schrader from a screenplay by his brother Leonard and Leonard's wife Chieko Schrader from a story by Paul Schrader and Jun Shiragi. The film interweaves episodes from Mishima's (Ken Ogata) 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[5] and production design by Eiko Ishioka.[6]

  1. ^ "Review: 'Mishima – A Life in Four Chapters'". Variety. January 1, 1985. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Mishima". Philip Glass (official website). Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  3. ^ UCLA Film and Television Archive. "'Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters' (1985) - Paul Schrader in person". UCLA Happenings. University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "Mishima – Philip Glass". Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  6. ^ Ishioka, Eiko. "On the Mishima Set". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2021-11-08.