Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1985 · 121 min · JA · R · 7.8 (348 votes)
Dir. Paul Schrader · Starring Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Bandō Mitsugorō X, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami · Music Philip Glass

On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.

Drama

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.

VIBE

A visually stunning, operatic exploration of a complex artist's obsessions. It's a fever dream of beauty, violence, and the search for meaning, leaving you breathless and contemplative.

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