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Yukio Mishima

Name in Native Language: "三島 由紀夫" (Japanese/JA)
Writer / Novelist / Playwright / Screenwriter / Poet / Critic / Film Director / Theatre Director / Model (person) | * 01/14/1925 († 45, 11/25/1970) | Shinjuku, Tokyo (Japan)
Yukio Mishima (三島 由紀夫, Mishima Yukio), born Kimitake Hiraoka (平岡 公威, Hiraoka Kimitake, 14 January 1925 – 25 November 1970), was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai (楯の会, "Shield Society"). Mishima is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century. He was considered for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times in the 1960s—including in 1968, but that year the award went to his countryman and benefactor Yasunari Kawabata. His works include the novels Confessions of a Mask (仮面の告白, Kamen no kokuhaku) and The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji), and the autobiographical essay Sun and Steel (太陽と鉄, Taiyō to tetsu). Mishima's work is characterized by "its luxurious vocabulary and decadent metaphors, its fusion of traditional Japanese and modern Western literary styles, and its obsessive assertions of the unity of beauty, eroticism and death", according to author Andrew Rankin. Mishima's political activities made him a controversial figure, which he remains in modern Japan. From his mid-30s, Mishima's right-wing ideology and reactionary beliefs were increasingly evident. He was proud of the traditional culture and spirit of Japan, and op... ()
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Yukio Mishima (三島 由紀夫 Mishima Yukio) is the pen name of Kimitake Hiraoka (平岡 公威 Hiraoka Kimitake, a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, and film director. Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Yukio Mishima

Shinchosha Literature Award Kishida Theatre Award Yomiuri Prize Mainichi Art Award Aca National Arts Festival Golden Arrow Award 3x Nobel Prize in Literature
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Movies with Yukio Mishima as Actor(8)

as Self (archive footage)2020 Mishima: The Last Debate
as Himself (archive footage)1994 Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Shimbei Tanaka1969 Tenchu!
as Human statue1968 Black Lizard
as Shinji Takeyama1966 Patriotism
as Takeo Asahina1960 Afraid to Die

Movies with Yukio Mishima as Crew(32)

Writing/Novel2017 A Beautiful Star
Writing/Original Story2008 Rokumeikan
Writing/Original Story2005 Snowy Love Fall in Spring
Writing/Novel1998 The School of Flesh
Writing/Writer1992 Madame de Sade
Writing/Original Story1986 The Hall of the Crying Deer
Writing/Writer1985 Shiosai
Writing/Original Story1976 The Temple of the Golden Pavillion
Writing/Novel1975 The Surf
Writing/Novel1972 Music
Writing/Writer1969 Black Rose Mansion
Writing/Theatre Play1968 Black Lizard
Writing/Adaptation1968 Black Lizard
Writing/Novel1967 Thirst for Love
Writing/Novel1966 Die hundertste Nacht
Directing/Director1966 Patriotism
Production/Producer1966 Patriotism
Writing/Writer1966 Patriotism
Writing/Novel1964 The Sound of Waves
Writing/Novel1964 Kemono no tawamure
Writing/Novel1964 Ken
Writing/Writer1962 Black Lizard
Writing/Novel1961 Les Mesdemoiselles
Writing/Original Story1959 Immoral Lecture
Writing/Novel1958 Conflagration
Writing/Novel1957 The Betrothed
Writing/Novel1957 The Flesh Is Weak
Writing/Novel1954 The Surf
Writing/Novel1951 Junpaku no yoru

TV Shows/Series with Yukio Mishima as Crew(1)

Writing/Original Story2018 Life for Sale

Additional Information

Citizenship: Japan
Born: Wednesday, 01/14 1925 (January) in Shinjuku, Tokyo (Japan)
Died: Wednesday, 11/25 1970 (November) in Tokyo (aged: 45)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: Japanese (JA, native language)
Educated at: University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law and Politics
Employer: Ministry of the Treasury, Bungakuza
Member of: Tatenokai
Record Label: King Records
Named after: Mishima, snow
Spouses (current/former): Yōko Hiraoka
Children: Noriko Hiraoka, Iichirō Hiraoka
Siblings: Chiyuki Hiraoka, Mitsuko Hiraoka
Father: Azusa Hiraoka
Mother: Shizue Hiraoka
Related to: Koji Tomita, Hashi Kenkō, Natsu Hiraoka, Hiraoka Sadatarō, Kenzō Hashi, Hiraoka Takichi, Nagai Iwanojō, Hashi Kendō, Nagai Naoyuki, Matsudaira Yoritaka, Matsudaira Noritada, Matsudaira Yorisuke, Hiraoka Manjirō, Atsushi Ōya
Influenced by/Role models: Murasaki Shikibu, Izumi Shikibu, Fujiwara no Teika, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Ihara Saikaku, Mimei Ogawa, August Strindberg, Raymond Radiguet, Jean Racine
Other names for Yukio Mishima (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Kimitake Hiraoka"
"Mishima Yukio"
"平岡 公威"
"みしま ゆきお" (Kana/Japanese)
"榊山保" (Pseudonym)
"三島由紀夫" (Pseudonym)
Yukio Mishima frequently works together with these people:
Ayako Wakao (5x, Actress)
Hiroaki Fujii (5x, Crew)
Kinzō Shin (4x, Actor)
Kinji Fukasaku (3x, Crew)
Yūsuke Kawazu (3x, Actor)
Kō Nishimura (3x, Actor)
Akihiro Miwa (3x, Actor)
Shigeru Kôyama (3x, Actor)
Setsuo Kobayashi (3x, Crew)
YOU (1x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:491390, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024