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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Paul Schrader

Writing Credits  

Chieko Schrader ... (Japanese script by)
 
Paul Schrader ... (written by) &
Leonard Schrader ... (written by)
 
Jun Shiragi ... (scenario conceived in collaboration with)
 
Yukio Mishima ... (novels) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Ken Ogata ... Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970") / Narrator
Masayuki Shionoya ... Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami ... Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junya Fukuda Junya Fukuda ... Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Shigeto Tachihara Shigeto Tachihara ... Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto Junkichi Orimoto ... General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Naoko Ôtani ... Mother (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Naoko Otani)
Gô Rijû Gô Rijû ... Mishima, Age 18-19 (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Go Riju)
Masato Aizawa ... Mishima, Age 9-14 (segment November 25, 1970 - "Flashbacks")
Yuki Nagahara ... Mishima, Age 5 (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks")
Kyûzô Kobayashi Kyûzô Kobayashi ... Literary Friend (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Kyuzo Kobayashi)
Yuki Kitazume Yuki Kitazume ... Dancing Friend (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks")
Haruko Katô ... Grandmother (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Haruko Kato)
Yasosuke Bando ... Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Hisako Manda Hisako Manda ... Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Naomi Oki Naomi Oki ... First Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Miki Takakura Miki Takakura ... Second Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Imari Tsujikoichi Sato Imari Tsujikoichi Sato ... Madame (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") (as Imari Tsuji)
Kôichi Satô ... Kashiwagi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") (as Koichi Sato)
Kenji Sawada ... Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House")
Reisen Ri Reisen Ri ... Kiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House") (as Reisen Lee)
Setsuko Karasuma Setsuko Karasuma ... Mitsuko (segment "Kyoko's House")
Tadanori Yokoo Tadanori Yokoo ... Natsuo (segment "Kyoko's House")
Yasuaki Kurata ... Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")
Mitsuru Hirata Mitsuru Hirata ... Thug (segment "Kyoko's House")
Toshiyuki Nagashima ... Isao (segment "Runaway Horses")
Hiroshi Katsuno Hiroshi Katsuno ... Lt. Hori (segment "Runaway Horses")
Naoya Makoto ... Kendo Instructor (segment "Runaway Horses")
Kunihiko Ida Kunihiko Ida ... Izutsu (segment "Runaway Horses") (as Hiroki Ida)
Jun Negami Jun Negami ... Kurahara (segment "Runaway Horses")
Ryô Ikebe ... Interrogator (segment "Runaway Horses") (as Ryo Ikebe)
Toshio Hosokawa Toshio Hosokawa ... 'Rokumeikan' Producer
Hideo Fukuhara Hideo Fukuhara ... Military Doctor
Yosuke Mizuno Yosuke Mizuno ... 'Yukoku' Producer
Eimei Esumi ... Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp
Minoru Hodaka Minoru Hodaka ... Ichigaya Colonel
Shôichirô Sakata Shôichirô Sakata ... Isao's Classmate (as Shoichiro Sakata)
Alan Poul ... American Reporter (as Alan Mark Poul)
Ren Ebata Ren Ebata ... Reporter #1
Yasuhiro Arai Yasuhiro Arai ... Reporter #2
Fumio Mizushima Fumio Mizushima ... Reporter #3
Shinji Miura Shinji Miura ... Pavilion Acolyte
Yuichi Sato Yuichi Sato ... Student
Sachiko Akagi Sachiko Akagi ... Thug's Girlfriend
Tsutomu Harada Tsutomu Harada ... Romeo
Mami Okamoto Mami Okamoto ... Juliet
Atsushi Takayama Atsushi Takayama ... Interrogation Policeman
Kimiko Itô Kimiko Itô ... Grandmother's Nurse (as Kimiko Ito)
Kojiro Oka Kojiro Oka ... First MP
Tatsuya Hiragaki Tatsuya Hiragaki ... Actor #1
Shinichi Nosaka Shinichi Nosaka ... Policeman
Sachiko Hidari ... Osamu's Mother
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chishû Ryû ... A Monk (uncredited)

Produced by 

Francis Ford Coppola ... executive producer (as Francis Coppola)
George Lucas ... executive producer
Tom Luddy ... producer (produced by)
Yosuke Mizuno ... line producer
Alan Poul ... associate producer (as Alan Mark Poul)
Chieko Schrader ... associate producer
Leonard Schrader ... associate producer
Mataichirô Yamamoto ... producer (as Mata Yamamoto) (produced by)

Music by 

Philip Glass

Cinematography by 

John Bailey ... director of photography

Editing by 

Michael Chandler
Tomoyo Oshima

Casting By 

Nobuaki Murooka

Production Design by 

Eiko Ishioka

Art Direction by 

Kazuo Takenaka ... executive art director

Set Decoration by 

Kyoji Sasaki

Costume Design by 

Etsuko Yagyu
Eiko Ishioka ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department 

Noriyo Ida ... makeup artist
Yasuhiro Kawaguchi ... makeup artist
Masayuki Okubi ... makeup artist
Junji Ota ... hair stylist: Ken Ogata

Production Management 

Whitney Green ... production manager: U.S.
Atsushi Takayama ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Takayoshi Bunai ... second assistant director
Yasuo Matsumoto ... second assistant director
Koichi Nakajima ... first assistant director
Hisashi Tôma ... second assistant director (as Hisashi Toma)

Art Department 

Masato Endo ... prop assistant
Yuji Fukuzawa ... assistant property master
Yoshikazu Furuya ... prop assistant
Kyôko Heya ... art department (as Kyoko Heya)
Toshihiko Higashimukai ... prop assistant
Yoshiyuki Ishida ... art department
Yasue Ito ... art department
Kazumi Koike ... prop assistant
Kyoko Machida ... assistant property master
Yoichi Minagawa ... property master
Akira Mizuno ... set artist
Norio Morisaki ... prop assistant
Sharon Nakazato ... calligrapher: titles
Kunio Okimura ... assistant set decorator
Yasushi Ono ... art department
Shunichirô Shôda ... art department (as Shunichiro Shoda)
Kazuo Suzuki ... construction coordinator
Shoichiro Takenoshita ... assistant to production designer

Sound Department 

Tom Bellfort ... sound editor
Gary Clayton ... sound editor
Lizi Gelber ... assistant sound editor (as Lizabeth Gelber)
Soichi Inoue ... boom operator
Tom Johnson ... re-recording mixer
Masashi Kikuchi ... boom operator
Jerry Ross ... sound editor
Leslie Shatz ... re-recording mixer / sound designer
Jenny Stein ... assistant sound editor (as Jennifer Hodgson Stein)
Giorgio Venturoli ... sound editor
Shôtarô Yoshida ... sound recordist (as Shotaro Yoshida)
Jeff Kliment ... sound editor (uncredited)
Martin Maryska ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Greg Smith ... machine room operator (uncredited)
Kent Sparling ... mix technician: DVD remastering (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Catherine Craig ... effects camera operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

James Finnerty ... key grip (as Jim Finnerty)
Yoshinori Ishizuki ... still photographer
Munetoshi Kamata ... grip assistant
Tsutomu Kamata ... lighting assistant
Toyomichi Kurita ... camera operator
Al LaVerde ... key grip-additional photography
Kitaro Miyazawa ... still photographer
Takamasa Nakamura ... lighting assistant
Kazuhiro Nozaki ... camera assistant
George R. Schrader ... dolly grip (as George Schrader)
Kazuo Shimomura ... gaffer
Chuuji Sueyoshi ... lighting assistant (as Chuji Sueyoshi)
Kazuo Takano ... lighting assistant
Yuichi Tamura ... camera assistant
Kazuhiko Tateishi ... lighting assistant
Masanobu Tomura ... lighting assistant
Katsuji Watanabe ... lighting assistant
Yuji Watanabe ... lighting assistant
Kagari Yasuda ... grip assistant

Animation Department 

Bruce Walters ... animator: title

Casting Department 

Kei Sugiura ... assistant casting director
Yoshiro Yamaguchi ... assistant casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Katsumi Harada ... wardrobe assistant
Toshiaki Manki ... wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department 

Rick Finney ... apprentice editor
Kathleen Korth ... first assistant editor
Tome Minami ... negative cutter: Japan
Wataru Takahashi ... assistant editor
Jenny Weyman-Cockle ... first assistant editor (as Jennifer Weyman-Cockle)

Location Management 

Susumu Ejima ... location coordinator

Music Department 

Dan Dryden ... music recording engineer
Philip Glass ... music arranger
Kurt Munkacsi ... music producer
Michael Riesman ... conductor
Elliot Rosoff ... concertmaster / musician: solo violin
Earl Shendell ... music personnel manager

Script and Continuity Department 

Akiko Hitomi ... script researcher
Chiyo Miyakoshi ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

Jean A. Autrey ... production accountant (as Jean Autrey)
Francis Ford Coppola ... presenter
Mitsuo Endo ... bodybuilding instructor
Kaname Hayase ... production accountant
Akiko Hitomi ... executive production assistant
Kenichi Horii ... production assistant
Keiko Kawaguchi ... assistant: Mr. Schrader, Japan
Fusako Kawasaki ... unit publicist
George Lucas ... presenter
Kazuko Nishikawa ... production accountant
Linda Reisman ... assistant: Mr. Schrader, U.S.
Keiko Sakurai ... production assistant
Kuniko Sato ... production accountant
Chieko Schrader ... script: Japanese
Takao Shibaki ... production assistant
Jun Shiragi ... scenario conceived in collaboration with
Makito Sugiyama ... aide: Mr. Schrader
Hiroki Tomohara ... production coordinator
Hiroko Uchida ... production accountant
Kappei Uehara ... consultant: historical art
Kanzô Uni ... action director (as Kanzo Uni)
Christopher Werner ... title designer
James T. Mockoski ... restoration artist (uncredited)

Thanks 

Sidney Ganis ... special thanks
George Hayum ... special thanks
John Peters ... special thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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