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.
2026Madame de SadeMovieWriter
2025FireMovieas Self (archive footage)
2020The Rite of Love and Death (but we are still alive)MovieTheatre Play
2020Mishima: The Last DebateMovieas Self (archive footage)
2018Life for SaleTV showOriginal Story · 10 episodes2017A Beautiful StarMovieNovel
2013Sotoba KomachiMovieWriter
2008Making MishimaMovie
2008RokumeikanMovieOriginal Story
2005Two Days with Yukio MishimaMovieas (archive footage)2005Spring SnowMovieOriginal Story1998The School of FleshMovieNovel
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageMovieas Self (archive footage)1992Madame de SadeMovieTheatre Play
1986The Hall of the Crying DeerMovieOriginal Story1986Animated Classics of Japanese LiteratureTV showOriginal Story · 2 episodes
1985The Strange Case of Yukio MishimaMovieas Self
1985The Sound of the WavesMovieNovel1985Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersMovieNovel1983The Execution of LoveMovieOriginal Story1976The Temple of the Golden PavilionMovieOriginal Story1976The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the SeaMovieNovel1975The SurfMovieNovel1972MusicMovieNovel1971ShiosaiMovieOriginal Story
1969Tenchu!Movieas Shinbei Tanaka
1968Around Mr. Yasunari KawabataMovie1968Black LizardMovieas Human statue · Theatre Play1967Thirst for LoveMovieNovel
1966That Complicated GuyMovieNovel1966PatriotismMovieas Shinji Takeyama · Director · Producer · Title Designer · Writer · Short Story
1966Interview with Yukio MishimaMovieas Self1965The School of FleshMovieNovel
1964The Frolic of the BeastsMovieNovel
1964The Sound of WavesMovieNovel1964KenMovieNovel1962Black LizardMovieTheatre Play
1961Les MesdemoisellesMovieNovel
1960Afraid to DieMovieas Takeo Asahina
1959The LighthouseMovieOriginal Story
1959Immoral LectureMovieas Himself · Original Story1958ConflagrationMovieNovel1957But the Flesh is WeakMovieNovel
1957The BetrothedMovieNovel
1954The SurfMovieNovel
1953Made in JapanMovieOriginal Story
1953Natsuko’s Adventure in HokkaidoMovieOriginal Story
1951Pure White NightsMovieNovel