About this release
Stylish biography of the great Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, combining elements from his fiction with his own controversial career, which ended with his suicide after his failed attempt at a right-wing coup. Score by Philip Glass. Roy Scheider narrates.
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Disc 1
UHD
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
121 min
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.
Credits
Director
Paul Schrader
Writer
Paul Schrader
Leonard Schrader
Chieko Schrader
Jun Shiragi
Cast
Ken Ogataas Yukio Mishima
Kenji Sawadaas Osamu
Bandō Mitsugorō Xas Mizoguchi
Toshiyuki Nagashimaas Isao
Masayuki Shionoyaas Morita
Hiroshi Mikamias Cadet #1
Junya Fukudaas Cadet #2
Yuu Tokuias Cadet #3
Junkichi Orimotoas General Mashita
Naoko Ohtanias Mother
Cinematographer
John Bailey
Composer
Philip Glass
Editor
Tomoyo Oshima
Michael Chandler
Producer
Tom Luddy
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Disc 2
BDMishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
121 min
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.
Credits
Director
Paul Schrader
Writer
Paul Schrader
Leonard Schrader
Chieko Schrader
Jun Shiragi
Cast
Ken Ogataas Yukio Mishima
Kenji Sawadaas Osamu
Bandō Mitsugorō Xas Mizoguchi
Toshiyuki Nagashimaas Isao
Masayuki Shionoyaas Morita
Hiroshi Mikamias Cadet #1
Junya Fukudaas Cadet #2
Yuu Tokuias Cadet #3
Junkichi Orimotoas General Mashita
Naoko Ohtanias Mother
Cinematographer
John Bailey
Composer
Philip Glass
Editor
Tomoyo Oshima
Michael Chandler
Producer
Tom Luddy
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 8, 2026