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Release Date:
20 September 1985 (USA) moreTagline:
On November 25, 1970, Japan's greatest author Yukio Mishima commited an act that shocked the literary world...Plot:
A fictionalized account in four segments of the life of Japan's celebrated twentieth-century author Yukio Mishima... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
This is the dawning of the Age of Credulity (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 25 September 2008, 5:04 PM, PDT)
Zhang Yimou's gold medal
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 11 August 2008, 2:30 PM, PDT)
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Harmony of Pen and Sword moreCast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Ken Ogata | ... | Yukio Mishima |
| Masayuki Shionoya | ... | Morita |
| Hiroshi Mikami | ... | Cadet 1 |
| Junya Fukuda | ... | Cadet No. 2 |
| Shigeto Tachihara | ... | Cadet No. 3 |
| Junkichi Orimoto | ... | General Mashita |
| Naoko Otani | ||
| Gô Rijû | ... | Mishima, Age 18-19 |
| Masato Aizawa | ||
| Yuki Nagahara | ... | Mishima, Age 5 |
| Kyuzo Kobayashi | ... | Literary Friend |
| Yuki Kitazume | ... | Dancing friend |
| Haruko Kato | ... | Grandmother |
| Yasosuke Bando | ... | Mizoguchi |
| Hisako Manda | ... | Mariko |
| Naomi Oki | ... | First girl |
| Miki Takakura | ... | Second girl |
| Imari Tsujikoichi Sato | ||
| Kenji Sawada | ... | Osamu |
| Reisen Lee | ... | Kiyomi |
| Setsuko Karasuma | ... | Mitsuko |
| Tadanori Yokoo | ||
 | Yasuaki Kurata | ... | Takei |
| Mitsuru Hirata | ... | Thug |
| Toshiyuki Nagashima | ... | Isao |
| Hiroshi Katsuno | ... | Lieutenant Hori |
| Naoya Makoto | ... | Kendo Instructor |
| Hiroki Ida | ... | Izutsu |
| Jun Negami | ... | Kurahara |
| Ryo Ikebe | ... | Interrogator |
| Toshio Hosokawa | ||
| Hideo Fukuhara | ... | Military Doctor |
| Yosuke Mizuno | ... | 'Yukoku' Producer |
| Eimei Ezumi | ... | Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp |
| Minoru Hodaka | ... | Ichigaya Colonel |
| Alan Mark Poul | ... | American Reporter |
| Shoichiro Sakata | ... | Isao's Classmate |
| Ren Ebata | ... | Reporter No. 1 |
| Yasuhiro Arai | ... | Reporter No. 2 |
| Fumio Mizushima | ... | Reporter No. 3 |
| Shinji Miura | ... | Pavilion Acolyte |
| Yuichi Sato | ||
| Sachiko Akagi | ... | Thug's Girl Friend |
| Tsutomu Harada | ... | Romeo |
| Mami Okamoto | ... | Juliet |
| Atsushi Takayama | ||
| Kimiko Ito | ... | Grandmother's Nurse |
| Kojiro Oka | ... | MP |
| Tatsuya Hiragaki | ... | Actor |
| Shinichi Nosaka | ... | Policeman |
| Sachiko Hidari | ... | Osamu's Mother |
 | Roy Scheider | ... | Narrator (voice) |
Directed by | |||
| Paul Schrader | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Yukio Mishima | life story and his novel | |
| Chieko Schrader | Japanese script | |
| Leonard Schrader | writer | |
| Paul Schrader | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Francis Ford Coppola | .... | executive producer | |
| George Lucas | .... | executive producer | |
| Tom Luddy | .... | producer | |
| Leonard Schrader | .... | associate producer | |
| Mataichiro Yamamoto | .... | producer (as Mata Yamamoto) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Philip Glass | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| John Bailey | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Michael Chandler | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Eiko Ishioka | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Eiko Ishioka | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Tom Johnson | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Jeff Kliment | .... | sound editor | |
| Leslie Shatz | .... | sound designer | |
| Greg Smith | .... | machine room operator | |
| Jenny Stein | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Martin Maryska | .... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Catherine Craig | .... | effects camera operator (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Toyomichi Kurita | .... | camera operator | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Kathleen Korth | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Michael Riesman | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Kanso Uni | .... | action director (as Kanzo Uni) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1985-2006) (USA) (all media)
- Criterion Collection, The (2008) (USA) (DVD)
- Dolby Laboratories sound post-production
- Fortissimo Films international sales
- Nonesuch Records soundtrack
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
121 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Iceland:16 | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | UK:15 | Japan:(Banned) | Germany:16 | Canada:18A | Australia:MFilming Locations:
Tokyo, JapanMOVIEmeter: 
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Mishima's family originally cooperated with the making of this film but when their request that the gay bar scene be removed was denied, they withdrew their help. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Chiba Koga did not try to strangle Mashita with the polishing cloth. He had given the polishing cloth to Mishima to wipe the sword and used his hands to throttle the General from behind. moreQuotes:
[Kiyomi cuts Osamu's bare chest. Osamu looks up, surprised]Kiyomi: It's just a little cut.
Osamu: Why?
Kiyomi: Your skin is so beautiful, I just had to cut it.
Osamu: [smiles] It felt pleasant.
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The film, original and hypnotizing depicting of the fascinating Artist's life through his writings, works, especially in the first two chapters, "Beauty" and "Art". They are nothing short of perfection if you ask me. Amazing blend of three different styles - quasi documentary of the last day in his life, black-and-white flashbacks of his earlier days and exiting and stylish color sequences of his novels "The Temple of Golden Pavilion" and "Kyoko's House" helps to understand the constant and tragic search of Mishima's protagonists for beauty and for meaning of art. Two last chapters, "Action" and "Harmony of Pen and Sword" seem weaker than the first two. Two hours are not enough to explore the figure of such complexity but the attempt is very interesting and adds to my interest in Mishima - a great writer, actor, director, a military man, a man who felt that he knew where the future of his country lied and who did not hesitate a second to die for his ideas.
7.5/10