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Yukio Mishima
Deceased

How Did Yukio Mishima Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 45
Also known asKimitake Hiraoka, Юкіо Місіма , 榊山保GenderMaleNationalityJapanBorn14/01/1925Born inShinjuku, Tokyo, JapanDied25/11/1970 (aged 45)Died inTokyoCausestabbing, seppukuWikidataQ134456 ↗Buried atTama CemeteryTMDb#140102 ↗

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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Filmography13 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025FireMovieSelf (archive footage)100
2008Making MishimaMovie—83
2005Two Days with Yukio MishimaMovie(archive footage)80
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageMovieSelf (archive footage)69
1985The Strange Case of Yukio MishimaMovieSelf60
1969Tenchu!MovieShinbei Tanaka44
1968Black LizardMovieHuman statue43
1966PatriotismMovieShinji Takeyama41
1966Interview with Yukio MishimaMovieSelf41
1960Afraid to DieMovieTakeo Asahina35
1959Immoral LectureMovieHimself34
1958Small WorldSeriesSelf33
1951Pure White NightsMovie—26