by Hiroaki Sato
shōshō hikkin, 135–36, 529
Shōtoku Taishi (574–622), prince, 136
Shōwa Constitution, 569. See also Constitution of Japan
Shōwa Emperor, 41, 94, 569, 667, 794; birthday of, 549; “declaration of humanity” by, 142–46; Declaration of War, poem on, 94; Mishima’s changed view on, 597. See also Hirohito
Shōwa Era, 41
Shōwa Restoration, 365, 379, 610, 628; contingency and, 370; government sympathizers of, 368–69; Iinuma’s plan to drop out, 629–30
Shōwa Tennō. See Hirohito; Shōwa Emperor
“Shrine Officiator, The” (Shinkan) 37, 42
Shufu no Tomo, 107
Shūgakuin no aki. See Autumn at the Shūgakuin, The
Shults, Charles (aka “Cheese”; n.d.), Mishima’s theater associate in New York, 294, 300, 303, 310
Shun, Yuasa (b. 1922?), American business consultant, 216
shuramono, 460
Side Alley, 63
Sienkiewicz, Henryk (1846–1916), Polish novelist, 717
Silk and Insight (Kinu to meisatsu), 415, 424, 425–28, 461; commercial disappointment of, 431; comparison with other novels, 431–32; depiction of “Japan’s father” in, 425; Komazawa Zenjirō (protagonist) of, 425–26; lack of immediacy in, 432; plot of, 425–28; title selection for, 428
“silk and warships” (kinu to gunkan), 428
Singh K(h)ushwant (b. 1915), Indo-Anglican novelist, 436
Sledge, E. B. (1923–2001), American academic, 465
Sleeping, Sinning, Falling (Nemuri to okashi to rakka to), 298, 458, 699
Sleeping Beauties (Nemureru bijo), 316, 398; Kawabata’s reaction to, 399; Mainichi Publishing Culture Award to, 400; monthly serialization of, 400; secret house of sexual entertainment depicted in, 398
Sleeping Venus, 687
Snow, C. P. (1905–80), English novelist, 493
Snow, Edgar (1905–72), American journalist, 441
Snow Country (Yukiguni), 58, 273, 584, 611; Edward Seidensticker’s translation of, 272; Kawabata’s reaction to, 274; Mishima’s view on, 584–85
Snow-White Night, The (Junpaku no yoru), 193, 221, 244, 272
Snyder, Gary (b. 1930), American poet, 525
Sōchō tobaku. See Gamble in Don’s Honor
social upheavals: against government-announced layoff, 198. See also International Antiwar Day, demonstrations on
socialism, 118, 150, 224–25, 366, 370, 411
Socialist Party, 351, 352, 385, 489, 616, 639, 656, 658
Society of Cherry-Blossom Friends, 313–14
soft-structure society, 662
Sokkyō shijin. See Improvisatore, The
Sondheim, Stephen (b. 1930), American composer, lyricist, 306
“Song of the Wilderness, A” (Kōya no uta), 106
sonnō gigun, 370
sonnō giyūgun, 473
Sonoi Keisuke (b. 1934), actor, 304
Sorge, 416
“Sorrels” (Sukanpō), 85; fantasy story, 54–55; Hashi Shizue’s reactions on reading, 55–56
Sotoba Komachi, 294
Sound of Music, The, 549
Sound of Waves, The (Shiosai), 227, 237–38, 245, 277, 334, 715; Daphnis and Chloë story behind, 243; film based on, 245–47; finding the right place for, 241–43; first literary prize to, 247; literary establishment reaction to, 244; in non-serialization format, 243; popularity of, 273–74; studios competing for film rights to, 245; translation of, 273, 392
South Pacific, 205, 305
Southeast Asia, 541; Communist force in, 569–70; European interests in, 524
Soviet-style Communism, 559
“special attack force” (tokkōtai), 86, 567, 601; as annihilation of modernity, 129, 130; debate on, 130; deployment in Battle of Okinawa, 129; “moral laxity” associated with, 132; in Philippines, predilections for, 132; as ultimate form of “decadence,” 131
Speech and Expression Committee, 392
Spender, Stephen (1909–95), English poet, 383
Spielhagen, Friedrich von (1829–1911), German literary theorist, novelist, 286
Spiritual Lectures for Young Samurai, 560, 561, 562
Spring and Asura (Haru to shura), 79
Spring Hurries (Haru no isogi), 105
Spring Snow (Haru no yuki), 95, 186, 315, 626, 688, 721; background story of, 598; central concern of, 635; Fuji TV’s proposal for, 635; Kikuta Kazuo’s stage adaptation of, 634; New Year’s Tanka Recitation ceremony in, 635; Okuno’s praise for, 599; protagonist of, 469; published in January 1969, 598
Spring That Lasted Too Long, The (Nagasugita haru), 215, 282, 286
spy training, 552, 553; at Camp Takigahara, 549
SS President Wilson, 221, 574; movies shown aboard, 222; third-class passengers of, 222–23
St. Sebastian painting, 176, 181, 266
“St. Sebastian’s Face,” 177
Stage Struck, 319
Stalin, Joseph (1878–1954), Soviet premier, 514
Stanislavski, Constantin (1863–1938), Russian stage director, 414
“Star,” 359–60
Stegner, Wallace Earle (1909–93), American historian, writer, 219
Steinbeck, John (1902–68), American Nobel-Prizewinning writer, 435
Stendhal (1783–1842), French writer, 233
“Strange Tale of the Pale-Moon Villa, The” (Gettan-sō kitan), 449
Strasberg, Lee (1901–82), American actor, acting teacher, 303
Strasberg, Susan (1938–99), American actress, 319
Strasser, Gregor (1892–1934), Nazi leader, 580
Strauss, Harold (1907–75), American editor, 272
Strauss, Richard (1864–1949), German composer, 225
Stravinsky, Igor (1882–1971), Russian-born composer, 307
Streetcar Named Desire, A, 26, 349
Strindberg, Johan (1849–1912), Swedish playwright, novelist, 78–79, 205
student labor mobilization program, 16
“‘Student Militia,’ Charge!,” 639
student mobilization, 14
student movement in Japan: festive elements of, 608–9; influence of Shirato Sanpei’s manga on, 678; move toward compromise in, 618; yakuza infatuation and, 608
Subversive Activities Prevention Law, 616
Suda Kunitarō (1891–1961), painter, 152
Suddenly, Last Summer, 382
Sudō Hisashi (b. 1933), film director, 702
Sugai Takao (n.d.), physician, 203–4, 216, 221
Sugamo Prison, 341
Sugawara Kunitaka (1926–92), editor, 210, 489–90
Sugimura Haruko (1906–97), actress, 205, 278, 409, 411, 416
Sugita Genpaku (1733–1817), physician, 445
Sugiura Minpei (1913–2001), novelist, critic, 534
Sugiyama Yasushi (1909–93), Japanese-style painter, 315
suicide, 164, 170, 194, 197, 199, 264, 364, 372, 378, 422–23, 498–99, 508, 580, 616, 632, 676, 724; and Mishima, 22, 67, 130–31, 134, 140, 188, 495, 496–97, 503, 506, 572–77, 689. See also seppuku
“suicide project,” 572–77; Mishima’s decision to kill himself, 572; Sun and Steel and, 572; views of Tanaka Miyoko on, 572
Sukanpō. See “Sorrels”
Sukeroku, 347
Sun and Steel (Taiyō to tetsu), 572–79; German Romanticism and, 573; physical strength and, 575; published in October 1968, 578; sun’s relentlessness depiction in, 573–76; tragedy, definition of, 575
Sun Myung Moon (1920–2012), religious leader, 553
Sun Yatsen (1866–1925), Chinese revolutionary, 647
Sunday Mainichi, 463–64, 486, 489, 527, 586; enquête by, 646, 694, 708
Sunken Waterfall, The (Shizumeru taki), 250–54; kimono description in, 250–51
supersonic flight as ejaculation, 578–79
surrender of Japan, 88, 126–46, 184, 307, 352, 367, 624
Sutoku (1119–64), 75th Tennō, 612
Suwanchit (n.d.), Thai student, 600
Suzaku-ke no metsubō. See Decl
ine and Fall of the Suzaku, The
Suzuki Kantarō (1868–1948), prime minister, 129, 364, 373; army attack on, 352
Suzuki Taka (1883–1971), Hirohito’s nanny, 794
“Sword, The” (Ken), 419, 420, 715
sword, unsheathed, 588–89
sword-abolishment order, 543
Sydney Harbor, submarine attack in, 644
Symonds, John Addington (1840–93), English poet, critic, 252
Tabako. See “Cigarette, A”
Tachibana Akemi (1812–68), poet, 781
Tachibana Akiko (1907–71), dancer, 591
Tada yori takai mono wa nai. See Nothing Is More Expensive Than Something Free
Tagawa Suihō (1899–1989), manga artist, 678
taigi (“Great Principle”), 367, 467, 536
Taiheiki. See Chronicle of Great Peace
Taira no Sukemori (1158?–85), warrior, 112
Taira Ryōshō (1907–90), politician, 616
“Taishō culturalism,” 648
Taishō Era, 12, 40–41, 49, 635, 721; culture, 173, 209, 561, 647–48, 679, 687,
Taishō. See “Imperial Declaration”
Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839–92), painter, 560
Taiyō to tetsu. See Sun and Steel
Takagaki Kanji (d. 1944), soldier, 467
Takahara Kiichi (b. 1927?), editor, 163–64
Takahara Misao (1875–1946), journalist, 29
Takahashi Kiyoshi (n.d.), army colonel, 727
Takahashi Korekiyo (1854–1936), prime minister, 364
Takahashi Mutsuo (b. 1937), poet, 298, 457, 699, 714
Takahashi Yoshitaka (1913–95), student of German literature, 396
Takakura Ken (b. 1931), film actor, 702
Takamine Hideko (1924–2010), actress, 252–53
Takarazuka Revue, 348
Takechi Hanpeita (Zuizan, 1829–65), samurai, 615
Takeda Taijun (1912–76), novelist, 256, 281, 377, 730
Takehisa Yumeji (1884–1934), painter, 560, 561
Takei Teruo (1927–2010), Zengakuren leader, 514
Takeuchi Yoshimi (1910–77), student of Chinese literature, 119–20
Takizawa Bakin (1767–1848), novelist, 612, 792
“Tale at the Cape, A” (Misaki nite no monogatari), 147, 153, 154, 165, 184, 204
“Tale of a Stylish Dream” (Fūryū mutan), 385, 387, 388
Tale of Genji, The, 74, 93, 96, 136, 384, 404, 792; culture and, 567; foundation of, 136; passages about Ukifune in, 632; translation of, 384, 404, 437–38
Tale of Middle Councilor Hamamatsu, The (Hamamatsu Chūnagon monogatari), 403
Tales from Yamato (Yamato monogatari), 281
Tales Gleaned in Uji (Uji shūi monogatari), 680
Talking about Mother (TV program), 18
Tamagawa Aqueduct, 170
Tamari Hitoshi (b. 1933), bodybuilder, 261
Tamazawa Tokuichirō (b. 1937), minister of agriculture and fisheries, 484
Tamura Toshiko (1884–1945), novelist, 520
Tanabe Hajime (1885–1962), philosopher, 797
Tanabe Seiko (b. 1928), novelist, 58
Tanaka Kengo (b. 1928), editor, 650
Tanaka Ken’ichi (n.d.), member of Shield Society, 723
Tanaka Mitsuko (n.d.), poet, 675–76, 798
Tanaka Miyoko (b. 1936), critic, 380, 758; views of, on “suicide project,” 572
Tanaka Seigen (Kiyoharu, 1906–93), businessman, 538, 540, 627
Tanaka Shinbē (1832–1863), swordsman, 615–16
Tanaka Toyozō (n.d.), Hiraoka Mume’s husband, 30
Tani, Tony (1917–87), vaudevillian, 551
Tani Momoko (b. 1921), ballerina, 591
Taniguchi Masaharu (1893–1985), founder of Seichō no Ie, 690
Taniguchi Senkichi (1912–2007), film director, 246
Taniguchi Yoshio (b. 1937), architect, 558
Tanizaki Jun’ichirō (1886–1965), novelist, 73, 79, 282, 361, 404; “Golden Death” (Konjiki no shi) of, 686; Some Prefer Nettles (Tade kū mushi) of, 157–58, 274; “Tattoo” (Shisei) of, 710; Yoshino Kudzu of, 73
Tanizaki Jun’ichirō Prize, 432, 713
Tanizaki Matsuko (1903–91), Jun’ichirō’s wife, essayist, 714
Tanizaki Seiji (1890–1971), student of English literature, 345
tanka, 64. 73, 87, 237, 338, 442, 450, 481, 499, 567, 635; by Mishima for farewell-to-the-world, 720; by Mishima’s maternal grandmother Tomiko, 20; by Mishima on Natsuko’s death, 67; by Moto’ori Norinaga, 86; by Yamazaki Akitsugu upon his death, 200
Tansman, Alan (n.d.), American scholar, 119
Tarama Toshihiko (b. 1929), Meiji Emperor’s grandson, 229–30
Tashiro Tsuramoto (1678–1748), samurai scribe, 510
Tate no Kai. See Shield Society
Taut, Bruno (1880–1938), German architect, 327
tawayameburi, 133
Tayama Katai (1872–1930), novelist, 177
Taylor, Elizabeth (1932–2011), American actress, 382, 466
Taylor, Robert E. (n.d.), US marine, 466
“teach-in,” 553–56; Hitotsubashi, 555; Mishima participation in, 553, 582; and “Principles of National Reformation,” 553
Teika, Lord. See Fujiwara no Teika
Tempest, 403
Temple of Dawn, The (Akatsuki no tera), 456, 521, 526, 527, 528, 599, 604; as an exposition of ālayavijnāna, 683; end of, 681–82; Mishima’s experience during writing, 682–83; “monologue” in, 683–84
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, The (Kinkakuji), 99, 247, 253, 311, 323, 418, 437, 581, 585; Dag Hammarskjöld impressed by, 585; information gathering efforts for, 259–60; protagonist in play based on, 411, 420; reviews of, 265; translations of, 392
“Temporary Proposal for JNG,” 536
“10.8 Rescue Society,” 534
Tenbō (literary magazine), 147, 170
Tench, Charles (n.d.), US army colonel, 141
Tendenz, 179, 186
Tennin gosui. See Decay of the Angel, The
Tennō system, 388, 460, 661, 754, 794; attempts to define, 568; Communist government under, 570; as cultural concept, 567–72; Hashikawa and, 580; interpretation of “renunciation of divinity” by, 142–45, 797; journalistic assault on, 142; linked with military, 570; Meiji Constitution and, 569, 797; Mishima’s arguments on, 142, 330, 463–64, 563, 565–66, 568–69, 580, 661, 714; Nakamura’s argument on, 568–69; National Learning, 86; “Oriental” cultures and, 142–43; Orikuchi’s argument on, 144; restoration of, 364–65; Tennō-as-legitimate-sovereign argument, 35–36
Tenth-Day Chrysanthemum, The (Tōka no kiku), 374, 378; The Joyful Koto as counterweight to, 417; staging of, 393; Yomiuri Bungaku Prize to, 393
“Terakoya Incident, the,” 141
Terao Katsumi, Maj. (n.d.), military officer, 727
Terentius, Publius (195/185–159 B.C.), Roman playwright, 424
Termite Mound, The (Shiroari no su), 230
Terrace of the Leper King, The (Raiō no terasu), 456, 457, 712; source of inspiration for, 610
terrain surveillance, training of, 551
Teru, Princess (1925–61), daughter of Hirohito, 13; marriage to Morihiro, 13
Tessa, la nymphe au coeur fidèle, 239
Thai Princess, 598–600
Theognis of Megara (6th century B.C.), Greek poet, 235
There Was No Great Principle on the Island of a ‘Shattering-Like-a-Jewel’ Battle, 467
Thérèse Desqueyroux, 617
Thermos Bottle, The (Mahōbin), 394
They Call Me Hachi the Idiot (Baka-hachi to hito wa iu), 353
Thibaudet, Albert (1874–1936), French critic, 345
Thielicke, Helmut (1908–86), German theologian, 339
Thirst for Love (Ai no kawaki), 193, 201, 244, 362, 389, 696; background of, 196; publisher’s blurb for, 192; sales of, 202
Thousand Cranes, 272, 584
Threepenny Opera, The, 294, 306–7
Throne of Blood, 438
Tiger Balm Garden
, 384, 687
Tinian Island, 108
“Tinted Glass” (Damie garasu), 77–78, 81
Tison, Alexander (b. 1857), American lawyer, 26
Titian (1490–1576), Italian painter, 224
“To Be Left for the Generations to Come” (Yoyo ni nokosan), 112
“To Cut His Stomach” (Hara o kiru koto), 531, 648
Tōdai Medical School, 593
Tōdai rakujō. See Fall of Tōdai, The
Tōdai. See Lighthouse, The
Tōdai. See University of Tokyo
Tōdai Struggle. See Tōdai Turmoil
Tōdai students, Mishima’s debate with, 637
Tōdai Turmoil, 592–98, 791
Tōdai Zenkyōtō, 593, 619
Todesgemeinschaft, 565
Togakure School Ninpō Demonstration Performances, 698
Tōgō Heihachirō (1848–1934), admiral of the fleet, 645–46
Tōhō no hakase tachi. See Wise Men from the East, The
Tōhoku region, poverty in, 365–66
Tōjō cabinet,103, 104, 108
Tōjō Hideki (1884–1948), prime minister, 49, 107, 127, 340, 535, 693, 782; outspoken critics of, 127; as prime minister of Japan, 126
Tōka no kiku. See Tenth-Day Chrysanthemum, The
Tokiwa-ken restaurant, 594
tokkōtai. See “special attack force”
Tokkōtai (essay), 130
Tokugawa Ienari (1773–1841), 11th Tokugawa shogun, 740
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, 2, 32, 37, 97
Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628–1701), second head of the Mito fiefdom, 35
Tokugawa Nariaki (1800–60), ninth head of the Mito fiefdom, 35
Tokugawa Period, remnants of, 324, 720
Tokugawa shogunate, 35, 38, 365, 649; administrative machinery of, 32–33; Christianity and, 470; class system during, and after collapse of, 24; and foreign menace, 470; isolationist policy of, 32–33; movement to replace, 469–70; reform group against, 36; split of, into two camps, 694
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837–1913), last Tokugawa shogun, 34
Tokugawa Yoshiyasu (1921–49), artist, 78, 97; depiction in “The Nobility,” 98
Tokuoka Takao (b. 1930), journalist, 378, 489, 522–23, 708, 717, 721, 778, 799; interviewed Mishima, 694; Mishima’s letter to, 708–9, 717; recollections of, of Mishima in Bangkok, 528–29, 799
Tokyo Nichinichi Shinbun, 278
Tokyo Olympics: hosting, 429; Mishima as reporter for, 428–31
Tokyo Shinbun, 141, 149, 204, 257, 308; interview of Bowers, 142; interview of Mishima, 380, 707
Tokyo: B-29 bombing of, 122–23; indefensibility in case of war, 8, 9; talk of moving capital from, 8