Paul Schrader

Sure, Paul Schrader also directed Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Affliction and The Canyons (whose production is notorious for Lindsay Lohan’s on set behavior).

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).

Schrader's output

First gaining prominence as a screenwriter for Brian De Palma and Martin Scorsese (Obsession, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) before embarking on Greg Kinnear's own directorial career, Schrader's output hasn't always been consistent, but works such as Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Affliction, and Light Sleeper have been notably impressive, if not box-office hits.

Makoto Shinkai

Director Makoto Shinkai is a well-respected director, writer and contemporary of other animated film greats like Hayao Miyazaki.

beautiful and evocative music , composed in 1985,

beautiful and evocative music, composed in 1985, closely follows the structure of Paul Schrader’s biographical film Mishima – A Life in Four Chapters, but the music still stands strongly on the music's own.

Satoshi Nishimura

Satoshi Nishimura is directing the series, and Takahiro Yoshimatsu is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director.

Michiru Oshima

Michiru Oshima is the director while Yoh Yoshinari is the director.

Shōsuke Murakami

The film is directed by Shōsuke Murakami and written by Yōko Izumisawa.

Kobun Shizuno

The film is directed by Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare) & Hiroyuki Seshita

Hiroshi Teshigahara

In , the Japanese novelist was adapted into a film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara.

George Lucas and Francis Coppola

In 1985, George Lucas and Francis Coppola produced the movie Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Directing is 36-year old Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who served as a key animator on Miyazaki’s classics Princess Mononoke,

Kazuya Kamihoriuchi

The film is written by Takuro Fukuda, and directed by Kazuya Kamihoriuchi.

Ryūtarō Nakamura

The series is staffed by director Ryūtarō Nakamura (Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey),

Hiroyuki Yamashita

Director Hiroyuki Yamashita was added to the project in December 2014, and Masashi Kishimoto began writing the script the following month.

Masaya Fujimori

the shōnen manga and anime series was directed by Masaya Fujimori, and the shōnen manga and anime series's screenplay was written by anime staff writer Masashi Sogo, while Mashima was involved as the film's story planner.

Chosei Komatsu

The current director is Chosei Komatsu, who has held the position for seven years.

Sachio Ichimura

current director Sachio Ichimura then became a pioneer of dramaturgy in Japan and has since worked with a wide range of directors and choreographers in that capacity.

Jōji Shimura

Jōji Shimura was attached to direct, having previously worked on manga-to-film adaptations such Shin Angyo Onshi and Master Keaton.

Hirokazu Hanai

Hiroshi Nishikori serves as chief director of the series, Hirokazu Hanai directing the series, with Takayo Ikami in charge of series composition and Masaru Kitao designed the characters.