Writing

Yukio Mishima

Born 14 January 1925 · Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan · Died 25 November 1970 at 45

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.