Japan Synopsis
“On November 25, 1970, Japan's greatest author Yukio Mishima committed an act that shocked the literary 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.
The 1984–1986 Japan Window
91 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters sits at position #16.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 1m runtime, production spent $41K per minute on screen and earned $4K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #783 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #332 of 1,933 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope, M Company, Tristone Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 1m |
| Release Date | May 15, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0089603 |