Yukio Mishima

Japanese author (1925–1970)
Person human Q134456
Yukio Mishima
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Yukio Mishima was born on January 14, 1925, in Tokyo[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] and held Japanese citizenship. He died on November 25, 1970, in Tokyo[1][11][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. His native language was Japanese, and his religion was Shinto. He married Yōko Hiraoka in 1958, remaining with her until 1970. Mishima was educated at the Faculty of Law and the Graduate Schools for Law and Politics at the University of Tokyo.

He worked as a writer, prose writer, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and poet[9]. His professional fields included creative and professional writing, theatre art, acting, and modelling[12]. Throughout his career, he received numerous awards, including the Shinchosha literature award, the Kishida Theatre Award, the Yomiuri Prize, the Mainichi art award, the ACA National Arts Festival, and the Golden Arrow Award, among others[13].

Yukio Mishima

Summary

Yukio Mishima is a human[1]. He was born in Tokyo[2]. He passed away in Tokyo[3]. He worked as a writer[4], prose writer[5], novelist[6], playwright[7], and screenwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.2% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,142 views/month, #2,002 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Yukio Mishima was born in Tokyo[2].
  • Yukio Mishima passed away in Tokyo[3].
  • Burial took place at Tama Cemetery[10].
  • Yukio Mishima's father was Azusa Hiraoka[11].
  • Yukio Mishima's mother was Shizue Hiraoka[12].
  • Yukio Mishima was married to Yōko Hiraoka[13].
  • A child of Yukio Mishima was Noriko Hiraoka[14].
  • A child of Yukio Mishima was Iichirō Hiraoka[15].
  • Yukio Mishima held citizenship in Japan[16].
  • Japanese was Yukio Mishima's native language[17].
  • Yukio Mishima worked as a writer[4].
  • Yukio Mishima's professions included prose writer[5].
  • Yukio Mishima worked as a novelist[6].
  • Yukio Mishima worked as a playwright[7].
  • Yukio Mishima worked as a screenwriter[8].
  • Yukio Mishima's professions included poet[18].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was creative and professional writing[19].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was theatre art[20].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was acting[21].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was modelling[22].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was political activity[23].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was poetry[24].
  • Among Yukio Mishima's employers was Ministry of the Treasury[25].
  • Among Yukio Mishima's employers was Bungakuza[26].
  • Yukio Mishima was educated at Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Tokyo[2], Yukio Mishima… his father was Azusa Hiraoka[11]. His mother was Shizue Hiraoka[12]. Japanese was his native language[17].

Education

Yukio Mishima was educated at Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], prose writer[5], novelist[6], playwright[7], screenwriter[8], and poet[18]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[19], an academic discipline[28]; theatre art[20], a performing arts genre[29]; acting[21], a type of arts[30]; modelling[22], an economic activity[31]; political activity[23]; and poetry[24], a literary form[32]. Employers include Ministry of the Treasury[25], a finance ministry[33], in Japan[34] and Bungakuza[26], a theatre company[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1937[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Shinchosha literature award[38], a literary award[39], in Japan[40], founded in 1954[41]; Kishida Theatre Award[42], an award[43]; Yomiuri Prize[44]; Q11631589[45]; Mainichi art award[46]; and ACA National Arts Festival[47].

Personal Life

Among Yukio Mishima's spouses was Yōko Hiraoka[13]. Children include Noriko Hiraoka[14], an impresario[48], b. 1959[49], of Japan[50] and Iichirō Hiraoka[15], a businessperson[51], b. 1962[52], of Japan[53]. Religious affiliations include Shinto[54], an ethnic religion[55] and Yamato-damashii[56].

Death and Burial

Yukio Mishima died in Tokyo[3]. He is buried at Tama Cemetery[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Yukio Mishima include Yukio Mishima Prize[57], Mishima[58], and Yukiko Mishima[59].

Why It Matters

Yukio Mishima ranks in the top 0.2% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,142 views/month, #2,002 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

Works attributed to him include The Temple of the Golden Pavilion[62], a literary work[63], in Japan[64], founded in 1956[65]; Sun and Steel[66], a literary work[67]; Confessions of a Mask[68], a written work[69]; Forbidden Colors[70], a written work[71]; The Sea of Fertility[72], a novel series[73]; and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea[74], a literary work[75]. Entities named for him include Yukio Mishima Prize[57], Mishima[58], and Yukiko Mishima[59].

FAQs

Where was Yukio Mishima born?

Yukio Mishima's place of birth was Tokyo[2].

Where did Yukio Mishima die?

Yukio Mishima passed away in Tokyo[3].

Who were Yukio Mishima's parents?

Yukio Mishima's father was Azusa Hiraoka[11]. Yukio Mishima's mother was Shizue Hiraoka[12].

Who was Yukio Mishima married to?

Yukio Mishima's spouses include Yōko Hiraoka[13].

What did Yukio Mishima do for work?

Yukio Mishima worked as writer[4], prose writer[5], novelist[6], playwright[7], and screenwriter[8].

Where did Yukio Mishima go to school?

Yukio Mishima was educated at Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo[27].

What awards did Yukio Mishima receive?

Honors received include Shinchosha literature award[38], Kishida Theatre Award[42], Yomiuri Prize[44], and Q11631589[45].

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