Yukio Mishima

Japanese author (1925–1970)
Person human Q134456
Yukio Mishima
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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 (17,437 views/month, #2,002 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Yukio Mishima was born in Tokyo[2].
  • Born in Tokyo[10], Yukio Mishima…
  • Yukio Mishima passed away in Tokyo[3].
  • Burial took place at Tama Cemetery[11].
  • Yukio Mishima's father was Azusa Hiraoka[12].
  • Yukio Mishima's mother was Shizue Hiraoka[13].
  • Among Yukio Mishima's spouses was Yōko Hiraoka[14].
  • A child of Yukio Mishima was Noriko Hiraoka[15].
  • A child of Yukio Mishima was Iichirō Hiraoka[16].
  • Yukio Mishima held citizenship in Japan[17].
  • Japanese was Yukio Mishima's native language[18].
  • Yukio Mishima is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[19].
  • Yukio Mishima worked as a writer[4].
  • Yukio Mishima worked as a prose writer[5].
  • Yukio Mishima worked as a novelist[6].
  • Yukio Mishima's professions included playwright[7].
  • Yukio Mishima's professions included screenwriter[8].
  • Yukio Mishima's professions included poet[20].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was creative and professional writing[21].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was theatre art[22].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was acting[23].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was modelling[24].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was political activity[25].
  • Yukio Mishima's field of work was poetry[26].
  • Yukio Mishima was employed by Ministry of the Treasury[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1925-01-14[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1970-11-25[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c4dbf00b-4a0c-40f1-ba48-639c9dd570d1[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Tokyo[2], a de facto national capital[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1868[35]. Yukio Mishima's father was Azusa Hiraoka[12]. His mother was Shizue Hiraoka[13]. He is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[19]. Japanese was his native language[18].

Education

Yukio Mishima was educated at Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], prose writer[5], novelist[6], playwright[7], screenwriter[8], and poet[20]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[21], an academic discipline[37]; theatre art[22], a performing arts genre[38]; acting[23], a type of arts[39]; modelling[24], an economic activity[40]; political activity[25]; and poetry[26], a literary form[41]. Employers include Ministry of the Treasury[27], a finance ministry[42], in Japan[43] and Bungakuza[44], a theatre company[45], in Japan[46], founded in 1937[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Shinchosha literature award[48], Kishida Theatre Award[49], Yomiuri Prize[50], Q11631589[51], Mainichi art award[52], and ACA National Arts Festival[53].

Personal Life

Among Yukio Mishima's spouses was Yōko Hiraoka[14]. Children include Noriko Hiraoka[15], an impresario[54], b. 1959[55], of Japan[56] and Iichirō Hiraoka[16], a businessperson[57], b. 1962[58], of Japan[59]. Religious affiliations include Shinto[60] and Yamato-damashii[61].

Death and Burial

Yukio Mishima died in Tokyo[3]. He is buried at Tama Cemetery[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Yukio Mishima include Yukio Mishima Prize[62], Mishima[63], and Yukiko Mishima[64].

Why It Matters

Yukio Mishima ranks in the top 0.2% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,437 views/month, #2,002 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

Works attributed to him include Confessions of a Mask[67], a written work[68]; The Temple of the Golden Pavilion[69], a literary work[70], in Japan[71], founded in 1956[72]; The Sea of Fertility[73], a novel series[74]; Sun and Steel[75], a literary work[76]; The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea[77], a literary work[78]; and Spring Snow[79], a literary work[80]. Entities named for him include Yukio Mishima Prize[62], Mishima[63], and Yukiko Mishima[64].

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[12]. Yukio Mishima's mother was Shizue Hiraoka[13].

Who was Yukio Mishima married to?

Yukio Mishima's spouses include Yōko Hiraoka[14].

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[36].

What awards did Yukio Mishima receive?

Honors received include Shinchosha literature award[48], Kishida Theatre Award[49], Yomiuri Prize[50], and Q11631589[51].

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  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  2. [65] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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