A 1985 biographical film by Paul Schrader

A 1985 biographical film by Paul Schrader titled Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters depicts Yoko Sugiyama's life and work; however, his life has never been given a theatrical presentation in Japan.

Schrader’s 1985 film

Schrader’s 1985 film Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters, is a multi-layered treatise about the life and work of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, interweaving elements from Japanese author Yukio Mishima's extraordinary literature (especially from Japanese author Yukio Mishima's Sea Of Fertility tetralogy) and Japanese author Yukio Mishima's controversial life story to realise both the man and Japanese author Yukio Mishima's place within Japanese society.

the 1985 biopic Mishima:

Schrader’s greatest film in the 1980s, and still Schrader's crowning cinematic achievement, is the 1985 biopic Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.

1984

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters in 1984, began a decades-long relationship with the label that would include several stand-out soundtracks, like those of Godfrey Reggio’s wordless films Powaqqatsi and Koyaanisqatsi, the Errol Morris documentary The Thin Blue Line, Martin Scorsese’s 1997 film Kundun, and The Hours, based on the book by Michael Cunningham.

Paul Schrader's 1985 biopic of the Japanese author Yukio Mishima

Paul Schrader's 1985 biopic of the Japanese author Yukio Mishima, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, is a thoughtful and inventive examination of a writer's life and how a writer's life

the two-disc set of director Paul Schrader’s often overlooked 1985 film, Mishima:

The first is the two-disc set of director Paul Schrader’s often overlooked 1985 film, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters; the second is 1966’s Patriotism, which Mishima directed, wrote and starred in himself.

U.S. director Paul Schrader, who sought Kazuo Miyagawa for advice on the film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

Ugetsu and Sansho the Bailiff made an impact on French New Wave directors Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, and U.S. director Paul Schrader, who sought Kazuo Miyagawa for advice on the film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985).