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Yukio Mishima

Writer

Yukio Mishima

Born January 14, 1925 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanDied November 25, 197043 films

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.

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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters posterFirst watchMishima: A Life in Four Chapters19857.8A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.View film

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Filmography

43 films
  1. TBALife for SaleAuthor
  2. 2026Madame de SadeWriter
  3. 2020The Rite of Love and Death (but we are still alive)Theatre Play
  4. 2017A Beautiful StarNovel
  5. 2013Sotoba KomachiWriter
  6. 2008RokumeikanOriginal Story
  7. 2005Spring SnowOriginal Story
  8. 1999My Friend HitlerTheatre Play
  9. 1998The School of FleshNovel
  10. 1992Madame de SadeTheatre Play
  11. 1986The Hall of the Crying DeerOriginal Story
  12. 1985The Sound of the WavesNovel
  13. 1985Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersNovel
  14. 1983The Execution of LoveOriginal Story
  15. 1980The S.S. Happiness Sets SailOriginal Story
  16. 1976The Temple of the Golden PavilionOriginal Story
  17. 1976The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the SeaNovel
  18. 1975The SurfNovel
  19. 1972MusicNovel
  20. 1971ShiosaiOriginal Story
  21. 1970The RokumeikanOriginal Story
  22. 1968Black LizardTheatre Play
  23. 1967Thirst for LoveNovel
  24. 1966That Complicated GuyNovel
  25. 1966Die hundertste NachtNovel
  26. 1966PatriotismWriter
  27. 1965The School of FleshNovel
  28. 1964The Frolic of the BeastsNovel
  29. 1964The Sound of WavesNovel
  30. 1964KenNovel
  31. 1962Black LizardTheatre Play
  32. 1961The RokumeikanOriginal Story
  33. 1961Les MesdemoisellesNovel
  34. 1959The RokumeikanOriginal Story
  35. 1959The LighthouseOriginal Story
  36. 1959Immoral LectureOriginal Story
  37. 1958ConflagrationNovel
  38. 1957But the Flesh is WeakNovel
  39. 1957The BetrothedNovel
  40. 1954The SurfNovel
  41. 1953Made in JapanOriginal Story
  42. 1953Natsuko’s Adventure in HokkaidoOriginal Story
  43. 1951Pure White NightsNovel