Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1985 film
Movie film Q1740171
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Summary

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,244 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters's instance of is recorded as A Life in Four Chapters — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was directed by A Life in Four Chapters — director (P57): Paul Schrader[4].
  • A Life in Four Chapters — screenwriter (P58): Chieko Schrader wrote the screenplay for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters[5].
  • A Life in Four Chapters — screenwriter (P58): Paul Schrader wrote the screenplay for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters[6].
  • A Life in Four Chapters — screenwriter (P58): Leonard Schrader wrote the screenplay for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters[7].
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters's composer is recorded as A Life in Four Chapters — composer (P86): Philip Glass[8].
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters's genre is A Life in Four Chapters — genre (P136): biographical film[9].
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters's genre is A Life in Four Chapters — genre (P136): erotic film[10].
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters's genre is A Life in Four Chapters — genre (P136): drama film[11].
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters's genre is A Life in Four Chapters — genre (P136): LGBTQ-related film[12].
  • A cast member of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Ken Ogata[13].
  • A cast member of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Kenji Sawada[14].
  • A cast member of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Jun Negami[15].
  • A cast member of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Roy Scheider[16].
  • A cast member of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Mikami Hiroshi[17].
  • A cast member of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Gō Rijū[18].
  • A cast member of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Kōichi Satō[19].
  • A cast member of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Hiroshi Katsuno[20].
  • A cast member of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Sachiko Hidari[21].
  • A cast member of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Ryō Ikebe[22].
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was produced by A Life in Four Chapters — producer (P162): Francis Ford Coppola[23].
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was produced by A Life in Four Chapters — producer (P162): George Lucas[24].
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was produced by A Life in Four Chapters — producer (P162): Leonard Schrader[25].
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was produced by A Life in Four Chapters — producer (P162): Mataichirō Yamamoto[26].
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was produced by A Life in Four Chapters — producer (P162): Tom Luddy[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include A Life in Four Chapters — producer (P162): Francis Ford Coppola[23], A Life in Four Chapters — producer (P162): George Lucas[24], A Life in Four Chapters — producer (P162): Leonard Schrader[25], A Life in Four Chapters — producer (P162): Mataichirō Yamamoto[26], and A Life in Four Chapters — producer (P162): Tom Luddy[27]. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was directed by A Life in Four Chapters — director (P57): Paul Schrader[4]. Screenwriters include A Life in Four Chapters — screenwriter (P58): Chieko Schrader[5], A Life in Four Chapters — screenwriter (P58): Paul Schrader[6], and A Life in Four Chapters — screenwriter (P58): Leonard Schrader[7]. Cast members include A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Ken Ogata[13], A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Kenji Sawada[14], A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Jun Negami[15], A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Roy Scheider[16], A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Mikami Hiroshi[17], and A Life in Four Chapters — cast member (P161): Gō Rijū[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1985[28], October 31, 1985[29], September 12, 1985[30], and September 20, 1985[31]. Original languages include A Life in Four Chapters — original language of film or TV show (P364): Japanese[32] and A Life in Four Chapters — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[33]. Genres include A Life in Four Chapters — genre (P136): biographical film[9], A Life in Four Chapters — genre (P136): erotic film[10], A Life in Four Chapters — genre (P136): drama film[11], and A Life in Four Chapters — genre (P136): LGBTQ-related film[12]. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was distributed by A Life in Four Chapters — distribution format (P437): video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include A Life in Four Chapters — main subject (P921): Yukio Mishima[35], A Life in Four Chapters — main subject (P921): death drive[36], A Life in Four Chapters — main subject (P921): mind and body[37], A Life in Four Chapters — main subject (P921): art[38], A Life in Four Chapters — main subject (P921): action[39], and A Life in Four Chapters — main subject (P921): bushido[40].

Reception

Reviews include 79%[41], 7.5/10[42], and 84/100[43].

Why It Matters

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,244 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The Criterion Collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [41] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [42] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [43] . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. wikidata.org.
  38. [37] . Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. wikidata.org.
  39. [38] . Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. wikidata.org.
  40. [39] . Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. wikidata.org.
  41. [40] . Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 mishima-a-life-in-four-chapters
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  2. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Eiko Ishioka
    Set in period Mishima incident, 1970, 1930s +3
    Publication date +1985-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1985-10-31T00:00:00Z, +1985-09-12T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter Chieko Schrader, Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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