Mishima

[mi-shee-muh, mee-shee-mah]

noun

1. Yukio Kimitake Hiraoka, 1925–70, Japanese novelist and playwright.

Mishima

/ ˈmɪʃɪmə /

noun

1. Yukio (ˈjuːkɪəʊ). 1925–70, Japanese novelist and short-story writer, whose works reflect a preoccupation with homosexuality and death. He committed harakiri in protest at the decline of traditional Japanese values

Example Sentences

Also this week: the 40th anniversary of Paul Schrader’s ‘Mishima,’ a 4K restoration of Lina Wertmüller’s ‘Swept Away’ and ‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar’ in 35mm.

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As a result, I was more familiar with Mishima’s life — the turn to ultraright nationalism, the attempted coup and his ensuing death by seppuku — than with his art.

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The characters’ open misogyny and the author’s fixation with class and tradition jarred liberal readers when the book was translated into English in 1968; others didn’t care for Mishima’s typically frank treatment of sexuality.

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The tragedy has a kind of inevitability that feels more Mishima than the maudlin Italian original.

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For the Scorpion, first they wanted to showcase the wonderful American Wagyu program from Mishima Reserve and tried to figure out a dazzling presentation.

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