Yukio Mishima

Birthday: January 14th, 1925 Date of Death: November 25th, 1970 Place of Birth: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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.