BBC has an article about a new book on Yukio Mishima

[Buntaro]

The British news service BBC has an article about a new book on Yukio Mishima (the man famous for committing seppuku in 1970) It seems he was quite a right-wing radical.

Yukio Mishima: The strange tale of Japan’s infamous novelist

The theatrical life and death 50 years ago of one of Japan’s most celebrated and controversial authors created an enduring – but troubling myth, writes Thomas Graham.

www.bbc.com

 

[thomas]

I just realised it was his 50th death anniversary yesterday. We have an article on Mishima:

Mishima Yukio (1925-1970)

Renowned poet, actor, reactionaryBorn on 14 January 1925, in Yotsuya, Tokyo, under the name Hiraoka Kimitake (平岡公威), the young Mishima was raised by his grandmother Natsu, an illegitimate granddaughter of Matsudaira Yoritaka (松平頼位), the daimyō of...

jref.com

The two videos conducted with him in English are most interesting. Thanks for sharing, @Buntaro!

 

[Buntaro]

The two videos conducted with him in English are most interesting.

I didn't know we had those two videos. Thanks for sharing.