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  1. 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 ...

  2. Sep 3, 2021 · An illustration of an open book. Books. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Video. An illustration of an audio speaker. ... Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters ...

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  3. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. Paul Schrader’s visually stunning, collagelike portrait of the acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted the impossible task of finding harmony among self, art, and society.

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  4. Directed by Paul Schrader • 1985 • Japan, United States Paul Schrader's visually stunning, collagelike portrait of acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted an impossible harmony between self, art, and society. Taking place on Mishima ...

  5. May 15, 2024 · Most novelists know that they are essentially writing about themselves when they pen a book, and Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters takes that idea and runs with it by exploring the author through a ...

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  6. Paul Schrader’s avant-garde 1985 biopic Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, works this familiar trajectory into an exploration of personal creation and political outrage. Born in 1925 to an Imperial bureaucrat and his educated wife, Japanese writer, cult leader, and total pervert Yukio Mishima inherited an intellectual and socio-economic pedigree that marked him for a life of relative ease.

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  8. Dec 15, 2007 · Paul Schrader's "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" (1985) is the most unconventional biopic I've ever seen, and one of the best. In a triumph of concise writing and construction, it considers three crucial aspects of the life of the Japanese author Yukio Mishima (1925-1970). In black and white, we see formative scenes from his earlier years. In brilliant colors we see events from three of his ...

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