On this day, 55 years ago, on November 25, 1970 (October 27, 1970, the lunar calendar), Japanese writer Yukio Mishima committed suicide by his caesarean section. Japanese writer Yukio Mishima On November 25, 1970, Japanese writer Yukio Mishima committed suicide by caesarean section at the headquarters of the Eastern Front Command of the Tokyo Self-Defense Force. Nakkio Mishima was born in 1925. His original name was Koshi Hiraoka, from Yotsuya, Tokyo, and graduated from the University of Tokyo with the School of Law. In 1941, he published "Forest in Blooming Flowers" under the pseudonym of Yukio Mishima. In 1946, he was recommended by Yasunari Kawabata to publish "Tobacco" and appeared in the literary world. In 1947, he entered the Ministry of Finance. In 1949, his literary play "Fire House" was moved to the stage and achieved success. Since then, he has published a series of works such as "Confession of the Mask". Among them,"The Sound of Waves" won the Xinchao Society Literature Award,"The Nest of Termites" won the Kishida Drama Award, and "Jinkaku Temple" won the Yomiuri Literature Award. In 1965, he wrote and starred in the film "Worrying about the Country". Mishima's last work,"Sea of Fertility"(1965-1970), is a four-volume epic that many believe has eternal achievements. It is divided into four novels: "Spring Snow","Running Horse","Xiao Temple", and "The Five Declines of Heaven and Man". The setting is in Japan from around 1912 to the 1960s. Each film depicts a different avatar of the same person: a young aristocrat in 1912, a political fanatic in the 1930s, a Thai princess before and after World War II, and an evil young orphan in the 1960s. These novels effectively express Mishima's fascination with bloodshed, death and suicide, his interest in self-destructive characters and his denial of boring modern life. The short story "Worrying about the Country" in the short story collection "Midsummer Death and Other Short Stories"(1966) reflects Mishima's own political views and foreshadows his own ending. The novel uses an obvious appreciative kiss back to describe a young army officer who commits suicide by kiri in order to show his loyalty to the emperor. Mishima was deeply attracted by Japan's strict patriotism and Bushido spirit in the past. He compared them with post-war Japan's Westernized Japanese people and prosperous society that advocated material enjoyment, and held a negative attitude towards the latter. Although he basically maintains a Western lifestyle in his private life and has rich knowledge of Western culture, he is very opposed to Japan imitating the West. He worked tirelessly to develop Japan's ancient karate and kendo, and organized a controversial private team of about 80 college students, the "Shield Club" to preserve Japan's Bushido spirit and help defend the emperor, a symbol of Japanese culture, in the event of riots by leftist forces or attacks by Communists. On November 25, 1970, after handing over the last manuscript of "The Sea of Fertility" to the publishing house, Mishima and four members of the "Shield Club" occupied the director's office at the Self-Defense Force station near the Tokyo business district. He delivered a 10-minute speech from his balcony to 1000 members of the Self-Defense Forces, calling on them to rise and overturn Japan's post-World War II constitution that prohibits war and rearming. However, the soldiers did not respond, so Mishima committed suicide with his own section in the traditional way, and one of his followers personally beheaded his head. This shocking incident has led to much speculation about the motives for Mishima's suicide and lamented that his death has cost the world such a talented writer.