by Hiroaki Sato
Ishii Tatsuhiko (b. 1952), tanka poet; The Rokumeikan review by, 277
Ishikawa Jun (1899–1987), novelist, 327, 515–16, 706, 713
Ishikawa Tatsuzō (1905–85), novelist, 661–62 Ishizaka Yōjirō (1900–86), novelist, 245
Ishizuka Tomoji (1906–86), haiku writer, novelist, editor, 149
Isobe Asaichi (1905–37), captain, 370, 668
Isoda Kōichi (1931–87), critic, 376, 624
Issen ichibyō monogatari. See One Thousand and One-Second Stories
Itami Jūzō (1933–97), film director, 488
Itasaka Gō (b. 1948), Flamenco dancer, 156
Itaya Kōkichi (n.d.), businessman, 206–7
Itaya Ryūichi (1911–91), admiral, 730
Itō Daisuke (1898–1981), film director, 605
Itō Einosuke (1903–59), novelist, 73
Itō Hirofumi (1841–1909), prime minister, 406
Itō Keiichi (n.d.), Defense Agency official, 486
Itō Sei (1905–69), writer, critic, 177, 281, 399; discussion with Mishima on Japanese literature, 361
Itō Seiichi (1890–1945), admiral, 733
Itō Shizuo (1906–73), poet, 101, 297, 675, 798; death of, 237; enraptured by Tanaka’s book of poetry, 675–76; Mishima’s attempt to imitate and learn from, 94–95; poems contributed to Bunka Bungei by, 105; preface by, Mishima’s request for, 104–6; response of, to Mishima’s request, 105; social and professional life of, 105; and war poems, 237–38
Iwasaki Ryōzō (1908–76), student of Western literature, 707
Iwase Tadanari (1818–61), diplomat, 33
Iwashiuri koi no hikiami. See Sardine Hawker & the Dragnet of Love, The
Iwata Kurō (1891–1969), authority on Edo haikai, 73
Iwata Toyo’o, (aka Shishi Bunroku, 1893–1969), playwright and writer, 193, 285, 411
Iwo Jima, Battle of, 465
Izawa Kinemaro (b. 1925), commentator, 619–20, 700, 701
Izumi Shigeru (n.d.), photographer, 583
Jacquot, Benoît (b. 1947), French film director, 423
Jamaica, 306
James, Roy (Abdul Hannan Safa; 1929–89), emcee, 321–22; “Hannan Boy,” 321
Japan Art Academy, 549
Japan Cultural Congress, 225, 558; disbanded in 1994, 559; goal of, 559; initial idea for creation of, 558–59
Japan Economic Federation, 537
Japan Federation of Employers’ Association, 560
Japan National Guard (JNG), 548; expenses and funds of, 537–38; formal launch of, 582–83; the Great Principle and, 536; training with SDF at Camp Takigahara, 549, 563; uniform for, 548
Japan Romantic School, 104, 115, 119–22, 161, 119, 190, 405, 414, 485, 546, 564, 565
Japan Women’s University (Christian institution), 315
Japanese Constitution, 26, 174, 343, 378; Article 9 of, 220, 485, 541; Article 13 of, 492; drafting of, 346; translation of, Mishima’s comment on, 346
Japanese Constitution, oddities of: position of the Emperor, 664–65; Renunciation of War, 665–66; status of SDF, 666
Japanese Constitutional revision, 485, 491, 652, 660; of Article 9, 661, 665; proposed by Nakasone Yasuhiro, 665, 666; splitting of SDF, 663; “sublime right of homeland defense,” 668; Tennō as a cultural concept in, 667; “unity of rite and governance,” 663
Japanese culture, 102, 569, 571, 667, 687, 697, 715; Benedict’s interpretation of, 566–67; comprehensive totality of, 567; contrasting aspects of, 438, 708; identity of, 367, 543; Mishima’s resolve to rebuild, 132–33
Japanese defeat in World War II, basic reason for, 126–27
Japanese Diet, 28, 86, 127, 592, 616, 652, 665, 670, 692; Eniwa Case, 489; ratification of peace and security treaty, 232
Japanese economy, 198–99, 659; annual “white paper” on, 288; growth of, throughout the 1960s, 448; post-Korean War, 219
Japanese film, international attention to, 221, 226, 253
Japanese immigrants: in Brazil, 229; differences between, 229
Japanese language, 56, 62, 86, 258, 487; ever-shifting nature of, 345–46; lawsuit for “invasion of privacy” part of, 356
Japanese manufacturing industry: following termination of fixed exchange rate regime, 659–60; growth of, throughout the 1960s, 659
Japanese military, 14–15, 98, 152, 379, 490, 514; clash with Chinese Army, 57–58; Code of Conduct of, 782; operation to take Imphal by, 107; rampage in Nanjing of, 58; situations in combat zones, 18; strategic and logistical blunder by, 133; war slogans adopted by, 107
Japanese National Railways, incidents involving, 198
“Japanese spirit” (Yamato damashii). See “Yamato spirit”
Japanese tourists and visitors, economic status of, 231
Japanese writers vs. Western writers, 317
Japanese-German anticommunism pact, 352
Japanese-United States Peace Treaty, 374
Japan’s Longest Day, 514
Japan: and America, wealth discrepancy between, 290–91; ban on domestic aircraft manufacture in, 259; debate on “overcoming modernity” in, 130; industrial output of, in postwar era, 288; peace and security treaties signed by, 220–21; surrender of, to Allies, 126, 137
“Japan: The Cherished Myths,” 390–91
Jayavarman VII (1125–1200), Cambodian king, 456, 478, 611, 777
JCC. See Japan Cultural Congress
Jellinek, Georg (1851–1911), Austrian legal philosopher, 145
Jigokuhen. See “Infernal Transformation”
Jinnō shōtō ki. See Account of Our Divine Sovereigns and Their Orthodoxy, An
Jinzai Kiyoshi (1903–57), Russian translator, writer, critic, 178, 205; review of Confessions of a Mask by, 176–77, 179
JNG. See Japan National Guard
Jofre, Ėder (b. 1936), Brazilian boxer, 469
Johnson, Lyndon (1908–73), US president, 535
Jojō no hihan. See Criticism of Lyricism
Jordan, David Starr (1851–1931), American ichthyologist, 119
jōruri, 28, 67, 68, 141, 236, 237, 247, 248, 570, 613, 763
Josei Myōjō, 403
Josei Seven, 467
“Journal for A Forest in Full Bloom,” 102–3
Joy of Sweet Honey, The (Amai mitsu no yorokobi), 518, 520, 520
Joyce, James (1882–1941), Irish novelist, 345
Joyful Koto, The (Yorokoshi no koto), 414–19, 516; Communist Party against, 416–17; initial discussion of, 415; Mishima’s efforts in writing, 419–23; NHK refusal to broadcast, 417; Nissay Theatre’s production rights to, 417; plans and ideas for, 422; story creation of, 422–23; story-writing approach in, 420
Judt, Tony (1948–2010), British historian, 555
Jun’ai no asa. See “Morning of Innocent Love, The”
Jung, Carl (1875–1961), Swiss psychologist, 424
Junpaku no Yoru. See Snow-White Night, The
Junshi (book), 531, 648
junshi (following one’s lord in death), 531, 648, 786
kabuki, 67–68, 213, 226, 237, 655, 769; Aoto zōshi hana no nishiki-e, 349; based on Bakin’s narrative, 612–13; Benten musume meo no shiranami, 350; director’s role in, 613; “Infernal Transformation,” 247, 248; Occupation censorship of, 140–42; Sardine Hawker & the Dragnet of Love, The, 248, 397; Sukeroku, 347; A Wonder Tale: The Moonbow, 614, 655–56, 793
Kabuki-za, 137, 215, 247, 248, 314, 354, 397; Fond of Young Women: The Sash-Taking Pond produced by, 347; Phèdre produced by, 285; Yuya produced by, 285
Kaburaki Kiyokata (1878–1972), painter, 675
Kagayakeru yami. See Into a Black Sun
Kagi no kakaru heya. See “Room You Can Lock, The”
Kaifu Toshiki (b. 1931), prime minister, 484
Kaihara Osamu (1917–2007), defense official, 389
Kaikō Takeshi (1930–89), author, 443–44, 776
kaikoku (“Open the Country”), 470
Kaisei Gakkō, 24, 40, 183, 740
Kaisen. See Naval Battle
Ka
izōsha, censorship action against, 151–52
Kaji Ryūichi (1896–1978), journalist, 157, 221
Kajima Mieko. See Hiraizumi Mieko
Kajima Morinosuke (1896–1975), businessman, diplomat, 213
kakekotoba, 20, 121–22
kakioroshi, 243, 317, 333
Kakumei tetsugaku to shite no Yōmeigaku. See “Yangming School as a Philosophy for Revolution”
Kakuyaku-taru gyakkō. See Brilliant Backlight, The
Kamakura Bunko, 153, 166, 185, 201; censorship action against, 151
Kamei Katsuichirō (1907–66), writer, 161–62, 405, 564
Kamen no kokuhaku. See Confessions of a Mask
kamikaze, 129–31, 374, 428, 558, 716, 752, 777; Mishima’s views on, 375, 460, 463, 600–601, 609, 638. See also “special attack force”
Kamishima, 241; filming of The Sound of Waves on, 246; Mishima’s visit to, 241–42, 246
Kamogawa Tadashi (n.d.), Mishima’s friend, 231
kamugakari, 459–60, 460–62; second part of, 462; third part of, 462–63
Kanadehon chūshingura, 66
Kan’ami (1333–84), dramatist, 338
Kanbara Ariake (1876–1952), poet, 149
Kanbori Shinobu (b. 1928), Man’yōshū scholar, 105
Kaneda Shōichi (b. 1933), baseball pitcher, 403
Kaneko Magoroku Kanemoto (active early 16th century), swordsmith, 479, 780
Kanetaka Kaoru (Rose; b. 1928), journalist, 211
Kan’in, Prince (Haruhito, 1902–88), prince and general, 88
Kanjinchō, 142, 397, 651
kannushi, 460–61
Kanrin Maru, 35, 741
Kantan, 193, 194
Kanzaburō. See Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII.
Kanze Shizuo (1931–2000), nō actor, 297
Karafuto (Sakhalin) Agency: political problem in, 29–30; Sadatarō as administrator of, 7, 11, 13, 28–29, 39, 96
Karajan, Herbert von (1908–89), German conductor, 362
Karajishibotan. See “Lion Amid Peonies, A”
Karakkaze yarō. See Windblown Dude
karate, 262, 480, 705, 714
Kasahara Kazuo (1927–2002), movie script writer, 605
Kasahara Kinjirō (n.d.), editor, 329–30
Kasai Masae (b. 1933), captain of a volleyball team, 645
Kasama Juichi (n.d.), army sergeant, 727
Kashii Kōhei (1881–1954), army general, 368
Kästner, Erich (1899–1974), German poet, 104
Kataku. See House on Fire, The
Kataude. See “One Arm”
Katayama Tetsu (1887–1978), prime minister, 348
Katō Michio (1918–53), playwright: Jean Giraudoux’s influence on, 239; Mishima’s view on death of, 239
Katō Shūichi (1919–2008), physician, critic, 371; and Marxism, 405
Katō Yoshihide (n.d.), army colonel, 107, 247
Katori Kiyoko (1918–2008), Flamenco dancer, 156
Katsu Kaishū (1823–99), politician, 35, 531
Katsu Shintarō (1931–97), film actor, director, 606, 615,721
Katsura Detached Palace, 327
Kawabata Masako (n.d.), Kawabata’s adopted daughter (1943), 217
“Kawabata reader,” 398, 402, 584
Kawabata Yasunari (1899–1972), novelist, 58, 82, 116, 185, 217, 320, 392, 401, 457, 611, 653, 750; Cultural Revolution and, 515–16; dependence on sleeping pills of, 399; embarrassed about Sleeping Beauties, 399; invited to attend parade, 631; Kon Tōkō’s campaign managed by, 571; letters to Mishima, 750; as managing director of Kamakura Bunko, 151; meeting with Mishima, 149–50; at Mishima’s funeral, 732; Mishima’s request for article by, 515; Nobel Prize speech of, 631–32; Nobel Prize to, 584–85; postwar literary figures visiting, 149; as president of Japan PEN Club, 392; on sexual expression, 173; view on English translation of Japanese novels, 272–74; youthful homosexual yearnings of, 174–75
Kawabe Haruo (n.d.), army colonel, 727
Kawabe Torashirō (1890–1960), army general, 136
Kawade Shobō, 167, 168, 175, 398, 402
Kawaguchi Matsutarō (1899–1985), novelist, playwright, 347
Kawakami Kikuko (1904–85), novelist, 150
Kawakami Yasuko (n.d.), movie actress, 149
Kawasaki Chōtarō (1901–85), novelist, 149
Kawashima Hiroshi (n.d.), leader of a student movement, 593
Kawashima Masaru (b. 1923), editor, 420
Kawashima Yoshiyuki (1878–1945), minister of the army, 368
Kawatake Mokuami (1816–93), kabuki writer, 240, 349
Kay, Hershy (1919–81), American composer, 307
Kaya Harukata (1836–76), Shinpūren member, 476
Kayama Yūzō (b. 1937), actor, 488
Kaye, Danny (1913–87), American actor, dancer, 309
Keene, Donald (b. 1922), American scholar of Japanese literature, 273, 276, 378, 383, 697, 762, 774, 775, 778; on Kawabata winning Noble Prize, 585; Mishima’s trust in, 389, 799; on philosophy of politician, 379; translation of “Japan: The Cherished Myths,” 390–91
Keiō University Hospital, 53, 321
Keisatsu Yobitai (“Police Reserve Force”), 220, 238, 541
Keishintō, 471
Kekkon no subete. See All About Marriage
Kemono no tawamure. See Beastly Entanglements
Ken. See “Sword, The”
kendō, 40, 150, 262, 329–32, 419–20, 464, 476, 477, 480–81
Kennedy, John F. (1917–63), US president, 381, 415
Kennedy, Margaret (1896–1967), English novelist, playwright, 239
Kennedy, Robert F. (1925–68), US attorney general, 553–54
Kenpeitai, 108, 121, 127
Kenreimon’in Ukyō no Daibu (b. 1157?), poet, 112
Ketel, Hellmuth (1893–1961), German restaurateur in Tokyo, 214
Keyhoe, Donald (1897–1988), American aviator, author, 397
Khrushchev, Nikita (1894–1971), USSR First Secretary, 395
Kidd, Michael (1915–2007), American choreographer, 305
Kierkegaard, Søren (1813–55), Danish philosopher, 319
Kihira Teiko. See Sassa Teiko
Kikka no chigiri. See “Pledge by Chrysanthemum Flower”
Kikuchi Akiko, 250–52
Kikuchi Katsuo (b. 1936), army general, 494, 706
Kikuchi Takeo (1875–1955), politician, 145
Kikuta Kazuo (1908–73), playwright, 634; adaptation into a play of Spring Snow, 634
Kill! (Hitokiri), 614, 623; Mishima’s acting work in, 615–16, 654, 681, 721
“Killer Izō, The” (Hitokiri Izō), 615
Kimigayo, English translation of, 652
Kimura Ki (1894–1979), writer, 717
Kimura Tokuzō (1911–2005), 176, 189, 195; censorship experienced by, 151–52; editorial collaboration with Mishima, 153–55, 179; Julien Sorel–inspired story idea based on Yamazaki, 200
Kimura Toshio (1909–83), chief cabinet secretary, 696
Kinjiki. See Forbidden Colors
Kinkakuji (novel). See Temple of the Golden Pavilion, The
Kinkakuji (temple), 247, 253, 259, 265–87, 418; burning of, 254, 255; history of, 254
Kinoshita Keisuke (1912–98), film director, 231, 252, 282
Kinu to meisatsu. See Silk and Insight
Kipling, Rudyard (1865–1936), English poet, novelist, 559
Kiretsu. See Fissure, The
Kirpal, Prem (n.d.), Indian educator, 272
Kishi Keiko (b. 1932), actress, 383
Kishi Nobusuke (1896–1987), prime minister, 101, 322, 341, 352, 448, 750, 768; academic performance of, 47; arrest of, 341; decision of, to join Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, 47–48; demotion of, 104; expelling of, from Liberal Party, 342; as leader of “reform bureaucrats,” 49; opposition to, 343; personality and character of, 47; as Prime Minister of Japan, 289–90; reemergence of, 340–44; as secretary-general of Democratic Party, 342; superiors of, 104; vision of, for “total war” system, 92; yearlo
ng overseas tour of, 48; Yoshida’s Liberal Party, joining, 341
Kishida Kunio (1890–1954), playwright, 193, 205, 211
Kishida Kyōko (1930–2006), actress, 211
Kita Ikki (1883–1937), political theorist, 104–5, 370, 379, 545, 629
Kita Morio (1927–2011), author, 361
Kitabatake Chikafusa (1293–1354), thinker, 366
Kitahara Hakushū (1885–1942), poet, 79
Kitahara Takeo (1907–73), novelist, 178
Kitami Harukazu (1920–95), actor, 410, 416
Kitamura Komatsu (1901–64), novelist, 397
Kitani Minoru (1909–75), go master, 150
Kitano Takeshi (Beat Takeshi; b. 1947), actor, director, 391
Kitaōji Kin’ya (b. 1943), actor, 478
Kiyono Fujio (n.d.), army colonel, 727
Kizoku no kaidan. See Aristocrats’ Staircase, The
Klossowski, Pierre (1905–2001), French writer, 582
Kluger, Pearl (n.d.), Mishima’s guide in New York, 224–25, 228
Knopf, Sr., Alfred A. (1892–1982), American publisher, 290, 293, 298
Kobayashi Hidemi (n.d.), Diet member’s daughter, 217
Kobayashi Hideo (1902–83), critic, 205, 348, 358; on confession of arsonist, 254–55; on Hayashi’s “madness,” 268; as JCC charter member, 558; review of The Golden Pavilion, 265; on unhinged behavior, 255
Kobayashi Takiji (1903–33), novelist, 72, 404
Kobori (née Mori) Annu (1909–98), essayist, 519
Kōdō-gaku nyūmon. See Introduction to a Study of Action
Koestler, Arthur (1905–83), Hungarian-British author, 429, 583
Koga Hiroyasu (b. 1946), member of Shield Society, “older Koga,” 689–99, 698, 714, 722–24, 729, 731, 733, 734; testimony on Seichō no Ie of, 699; police testimony of, 705–6
Koga Masayoshi (b. 1947), member of Shield Society, “younger Koga,” 689, 699, 705–6, 707, 719, 721, 722–24, 733, 734
Kogarashi. See “Tree-searing Wind”
kōgo-bun, 345
Koibitotachi no mori. See Lovers’ Forest, The
Kojiki. See Record of Ancient Matters
Kojima Chikako (Kikue: b. 1928), editor, critic, poet, 311, 482, 677, 721, 724, 725; next installment of last of tetralogy to, 721, 724, 725; with Thai women at Mishima’s house, 599–600
Kojima Tomo’o (n.d.), boxing trainer, 262
Kojinteki-na taiken. See Personal Matter, A
Kōjirin, 56
kokugaku, 86. See National Learning
kokumin, 74
kokumin ceremonials, 74, 75, 97
Kokumin Kyōkai, People’s Association, 660