Yukio Mishima

Date of Birth: 1925-01-14
Date of Death: 1970-11-25
Place of Birth: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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... 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.