Yukio Mishima Speaking In English

Yukio Mishima interviewed in English on a range of subjects including Hara-Kiri.

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[Beginningless]

He speaks English fluently, writes books, plays and essays profusely, seeks out the purpose of life fervently, and all the more endears the whole of his country with his compassionate endeavours in fulfilling the true meaning of existence, right up to forsaking his life in the most horrific yet honorable way.

What a 'complete' man he is!

[Staggercfc]

He was an asthmatic child. He honeymooned in New York. He was bisexual. He wrote some really long novels. He formed his own private army. It took two of his own soldiers including his lover Morito to decapitate him. Japan hated him and his aborted coup. Now they read him and secretly worship him. They are just ashamed to declare it. I like the short story PATRIOTISM. There is a lot of himself in it.

[MrSunlander]

Wish he did not need to end his life..... Japan needed a voice of strength.....

[Freenure]

This man took his own personal philosphy to the end all life has - death. Most people either conform with the society they live in, or cast their ideals aside in order to have a normal life. Probably the most honest writer I have ever had the pleasure of reading. On a side note, turn the captions of this video on, they are hilarious.

[Ruru97435]

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[MacrossFaltenmeyer]

I bet that Kazuya Mishima and Heihachi Mishimas from the games "Tekken"are inspired by Yukio Mishima:They both valued strenghth over all else and Kazuya was very similar in apearance to yukio.

[antimassgomi]

I completed his life with sepppuku, but I wanted to see him.

[Beginningless]

Yes, in front of a live telecast beamed across the entire Japan.

[aristotle358]

So he commited Hara-Kiri?

[aristotle358]

Interesting! So this is the man about whom the Stranglers track "Ice" was written (which appears on the Raven album). He speaks excellent English.