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Yukio Mishima

Writing

Born January 14, 1925 · Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Died November 25, 1970

Also known as Kimitake Hiraoka · Mishima Yukio · Юкио Мисима

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Biography

Kimitake Hiraoka , known by his pen name Yukio Mishima , was a Japanese novelist, playwright, short story writer, actor, martial artist, model, and the leader of an attempted coup d'état that culminated in his seppuku. He is considered one of the most important postwar stylists of the Japanese language.

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Awards & recognition

  • ACA National Arts Festival · 1965
  • Mainichi art award · 1964
  • Yomiuri Prize · 1961
  • Yomiuri Prize · 1956
  • Kishida Theatre Award · 1955
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  • Shinchosha literature award · 1954
  • Golden Arrow Award
  • star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1965 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1964 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1963 · nominated

Filmography8 titles

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1985Novel

Mishima: The Last Debate

2020as Self (archive footage)

Black Lizard

1962Theatre Play

Conflagration

1958Novel

Thirst for Love

1967Novel

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

1976Novel

Afraid to Die

1960as Takeo Asahina

The School of Flesh

1998Novel