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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Summary: A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.

Release Date: September 20, 1985

Genres: Biography, Drama

Director: Paul Schrader

Writers: Paul Schrader

, Leonard Schrader

, Chieko Schrader

Runtime: 2 h 00 min

MPAA: R

Production: Zoetrope Studios, Filmlink International, Lucasfilm, M Company, Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd., Tristone Entertainment Inc.

Distributor: Warner Bros., The Criterion Collection

Countries: United States, Japan

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 5,000,000

Domestic: $ 437,547

International: $ 132,449

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