Among Paul Schrader 's films in the 1980s were '' American Gigolo '' starring Richard Gere ( 1980 ) , his '' Cat People '' ( 1982 ) a remake of the 1942 film '' Cat People '' , and '' Mishima : A Life in Four Chapters '' ( 1985 ) . Inspired by Japanese writer Yukio Mishima , the film interweaves episodes from Mishima 's life with dramatizations of segments from his books . '' Mishima '' was nominated for the top prize ( the Palme d'Or ) at the Cannes Film Festival . Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas served as executive producers
Cannes Film Festival
1985 Cannes Film Festival
Paul Schrader