Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
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.
- Director
- Paul Schrader
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $502,758
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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.
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters returned 0.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $502,758
- Release date
- Sep 20, 1985
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English, Japanese
- Country
- Japan, United States of America
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