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Yukio Mishima Net Worth

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Yukio Mishima net worth is
$10 Million

Yukio Mishima Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Yukio Mishima (?? ???, Mishima Yukio) is the pen name of Kimitake Hiraoka (?? ??, Hiraoka Kimitake, January 14, 1925 – November 25, 1970), a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, and film director. Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century; he was nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Literature and was poised to win the prize in 1968 although lost the award to his fellow countryman Yasunari Kawabata, presumably because of his radical right-wing activities. His avant-garde work displayed a blending of modern and traditional aesthetics that broke cultural boundaries, with a focus on sexuality, death, and political change. He is also remembered for his ritual suicide by seppuku after a failed coup d'état attempt, known as the "Mishima Incident".Mishima was also known for his natural bodybuilding and modelling career. A 1985 biographical film by Paul Schrader titled Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters depicts his life. 
Full NameYukio Mishima
Net Worth$10 Million
Date Of BirthJanuary 14, 1925
DiedNovember 25, 1970, Ichigaya, Tokyo
Place Of BirthTokyo, Japan
Height1.55 m
OccupationNovelist, playwright, poet,
ProfessionAuthor, Poet, Novelist, Playwright, Critic, Essayist
Work PositionMishima is interviewed in English about Japanese nationalism
EducationUniversity of Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
SpouseYoko Hiraoka
ChildrenIichiro Hiraoka, Noriko Tomita
ParentsShizue Hiraoka, Azusa Hiraoka
SiblingsChiyuki Hiraoka, Mitsuko Hiraoka
NicknamesYukio Mishima, Kimitake Hiraoka, Hiraoka, Kimitake
IMDB
AwardsYomiuri Prize for Literature, Shinchosha Literary Prize
MoviesMishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Patriotism, Black Lizard, Afraid to Die, The School of Flesh, Conflagration, Hitokiri, Spring Snow, Black Rose Mansion, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, Temple of the Golden Pavillion, Ken
Star SignCapricorn
#Quote
1[on Kon Ichikawa] One of Japan's greatest directors.
#Fact
1Before his first marriage in 1958, he was briefly engaged to Michiko Shoda, the future Empress Michiko.
2The Japanese erotic artist Tsuyoshi Yoshida aka Go Mishima (1924 - 1988) allegedly took his artistic pseudonym from Yukio Mishima. The two were friends from 1955 until the writer's ritual suicide in 1970.
3One motivation for Mishima's devotion to body-building was his self-consciousness about his height: 5'1". (1.55m). When arranging his marriage (which he did just to appease his traditionally-minded parents), he stipulated that his bride must not be interested in his work and must not be taller than him.
4His body of work includes 40 novels, 18 plays, 20 books of short stories, at least 20 books of essays and one libretto.
5He excelled in bodybuilding to the extent that he used to show off at his gym by lying on a weight-lifting bench and moving a coin up and down his abdomen without using his hands.

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Utsukushii hoshi2017based on the novel by completed
Rokumeikan2008TV Movie play
Haru no yuki2005novel
Sóhajok2005play
The School of Flesh1998novel
Markisinnan de Sade1992TV Movie play
Rokumeikan1986play
Shiosai1985novel
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters1985novels: "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion", "Kyoko's House" and "Runaway Horses - uncredited
A Marquesa de Sade1984TV Movie play
Kinkakuji1976novel "Temple of the Golden Pavilion"
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea1976novel "Gogo no eiko"
Shiosai1975novel
Ongaku1972novel
Shiosai1971novel
Black Rose1969play
Kuro tokage1968stage adaptation
Ai no kawaki1966novel
Die hundertste Nacht1966TV Movie play
Patriotism1966Short
Teatterituokio1965TV Series play "Sotoba komachi" - 1 episode
Nikutai no gakko1965
Kemono no tawamure1964novel
Shiosai1964novel
Hanjo1964TV Movie play
Ken1964novel
Kurotokage1962stage adaptation
Ojôsan1961novel
Fudôtoku kyôiku kôza1959based on the book by
Enjô1958novel
Bitoku no yoromeki1957novel
Nagasugita haru1957novel
Shiosai1954novel

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Hitokiri1969Shinbei Tanaka
Kuro tokage1968Human statue
Patriotism1966ShortShinji Takeyama
Afraid to Die1960Takeo Asahina
Fudôtoku kyôiku kôza1959

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Patriotism1966Short

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Patriotism1966Short producer

Production Designer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Patriotism1966Short

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Contrasts1968TV SeriesHimself
Doyô danwashitsu1964-1966TV SeriesHimself
Small World1960TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

Known for movies

The School of Flesh (1998)
as Writer

Enjô (1958)
as Writer

Haru no yuki (2005)
as Writer

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976)
as Writer