Title: Yukio Mishima Description: Yukio Mishima (Kimitake Hiraoka; 1925-1970); Japanese fascist author, who committed suicide after his attempted coup d'etat failed when none of the soldiers responded to his appeal to restore bushido and the absolute powers of the emperor at the Tokyo headquarters of the Eastern Command of Japan's Self Defense Forces; as Mishima shouted his manifesto from a balcony on November 25, 1970, troops below hooted and laughed at him; he then went back inside and killed himself and one of his followers chopped off her head with a samurai sword Category: Authors Keywords: authors, suicides, writers Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1200 x 1944 (2.33 MPixels) (1.62) Print Size: 10.2 x 16.5 cm; 4.0 x 6.5 inches File Size: 6.68 MB (7,006,402 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000055778 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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