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Despite being mentioned as a potential nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature even before his fortieth birthday, he is more famous for his ill-advised attempt to incite a pro-Imperial coup against the government of Japan at a [[Kaiju Defense Force|JSDF]] base in 1970, at the end of which he and his small band of followers committed [[Seppuku]]. |
Despite being mentioned as a potential nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature even before his fortieth birthday, he is more famous for his ill-advised attempt to incite a pro-Imperial coup against the government of Japan at a [[Kaiju Defense Force|JSDF]] base in 1970, at the end of which he and his small band of followers committed [[Seppuku]]. |
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In 1985, Paul Schrader (most famous for writing [[Taxi Driver]]) co-wrote and directed a movie based on Mishima's life, appropriately called ''[[Mishima |
In 1985, Paul Schrader (most famous for writing [[Taxi Driver]]) co-wrote and directed a movie based on Mishima's life, appropriately called ''[[Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters|Mishima a Lifein Four Chapters]]''. The film earned critical accolades, despite completely tanking financially, though that's not entirely unexpected when you consider how famous [[Small Reference Pools|Yukio Mishima]] is in Schrader's native [[No Export for You|America]], and the fact that the film is IN Japanese, with subtitles. |
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As a final interesting note, Mishima himself made a short, silent film called Patriotism in 1966, in which [[Author Avatar|he plays the main character]]: a disgraced military officer {{spoiler|who [[Foreshadowing|graphically commits seppuku]]}}. |
As a final interesting note, Mishima himself made a short, silent film called Patriotism in 1966, in which [[Author Avatar|he plays the main character]]: a disgraced military officer {{spoiler|who [[Foreshadowing|graphically commits seppuku]]}}. |
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