On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of Japan's greatest and most celebrated novelists. With four members of his own private army - the Tatenokai - Mishima had taken the commandant hostage and called upon the assembled military outside the Ministry to overthrow their society and restore the powers of the Emperor. When the soldiers mocked and jeered Mishima, he cut short his speech and withdrew to the commandant's office where he committed seppuku - the samurai warrior's death - tearing open his belly with a ceremonial knife before being beheaded by one of his colleagues. What was Mishima truly trying to express through his actions? And what did he witness during his final moments?
Japanese study overview
11.25 Jiketsu no Hi: Mishima Yukio to Wakamonotachi is a Japanese movie of 14,900 characters, with 1,780 unique words and 814 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,780 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 先生teacher×51
- 自衛隊Japan Self-Defense Forces×38
- 日本Japan×38
- 俺I×30
- 思うto think×27
- 森田Morita×27
- 面face×25
- 私I×23
- 今now×23
- 僕I×23
- 会meeting×23
- 三島Santō×22
- 楯shield×21
- 天皇Emperor of Japan×19
- 総監inspector general×15
- 憲法constitution×10
- 持丸Mochimaru×10
- 治安出動public security operation×7
- 憲法改正constitutional reform×7
- 英霊spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war)×6