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Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters

 1985
 120 minutes (2 hrs 00 mins)
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Directed by

Paul Schrader

Starring

Ken Ogata · Masayuki Shionoya · Hiroshi Mikami · Junya Fukuda · Shigeto Tachihara · Junkichi Orimoto

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Release dates

US release date US release
20th September 1985
France release date France release
15th May 1985
Argentina release date Argentina release
10th October 1985

Certificates

US
R

R18+

M

K-16

16

B15

18

18

16

15

M/16

M18

R

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Total grosses

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News from around the web
Revisit: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters  Spectrum Culture Tue, 10th March 2026

Film review: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters  The Guardian Thu, 9th July 2009

Paul Schrader on Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters ‘ 40-Years-Late Japanese Premiere  The Film Stage Mon, 3rd November 2025

Why Japan Exiled a Film About a Famed Japanese Writer  The New York Times Fri, 7th November 2025

A 40-year wait for ‘Mishima’ ends at TIFF  The Japan Times Thu, 6th November 2025

Director reveals why ‘Mishima’ shown 40 years later in Japan  朝日新聞 Sat, 29th November 2025