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Yukio Mishima

Writing Born Jan 14, 1925 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 15 credits

Biography

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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Known for

Film

Black Lizard

as Human statue
Film

Tenchu!

as Shinbei Tanaka
Film

Patriotism

as Shinji Takeyama

Full filmography

  • Small World (1958) as Self
  • Black Lizard (1968) as Human statue
  • Tenchu! (1969) as Shinbei Tanaka
  • Patriotism (1966) as Shinji Takeyama
  • Afraid to Die (1960) as Takeo Asahina
  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • Mishima: The Last Debate (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima (1985) as Self
  • Interview with Yukio Mishima (1966) as Self
  • Immoral Lecture (1959) as Himself
  • Pure White Nights (1951)
  • Around Mr. Yasunari Kawabata (1968)
  • Making Mishima (2008)
  • Two Days with Yukio Mishima (2005) as (archive footage)
  • Fire (2025) as Self (archive footage)