Chapter 27 Yukio Mishima as actor

In modern society, writers are more or less connected with film and television, but it is rare among writers all over the world to love acting as much as Yukio Mishima. Takeo Asahina, the former gangster who washes his hands, is the absolute protagonist of the whole movie, the camera is always on him, he avoids tracking, he hides in the shadow of the corner... He even wrote the lyrics for the theme song of the movie and sang it himself .The second time he played the leading role was in 1966, when he adapted his own novel into a film. In this black and white film of only 29 minutes, he is also the screenwriter, director, and starring role. Like those photo albums that Xiaoshan Jixin took for him, it was just to show his nakedness and vigor.

In the next two films, this narcissism is slightly restrained. In 1968, "Black Lizard" and Yukio Mishima became the protagonist of the movie again. It was in 1985 that American director Paul Schrader filmed the biographical film "The Biography of Yukio Mishima" for him. However, this time he couldn't play the role himself. Actor Ken Ogata was entrusted with the important task of playing Yukio Mishima despite his very different appearance. He's always been in front of the camera, so he's always held himself up to the same standards as an actor, exercising, shooting nude photobooks, every action is thought out, and his public appearances are carefully choreographed—including the final seppuku suicide.

In every aspect of life, he must appear in the best posture, must be good-looking, and everything around him must bring out his fortitude and masculinity. When looking for a marriage partner, he listed five harsh conditions for choosing a mate, such as , because he is not tall, even if this woman wears high heels, she must not be taller than him. She must also have a round face and be cute, and she must also take care of the family, be filial, and not disturb his work. You can still hear similar standards in advertisements.Later he became his wife, Sugiyama Yaozi, who was 1.52 meters tall and 5 centimeters shorter than him.When he married Yaozi, the magazine conducted a survey, and 50% of the women surveyed thought that they would rather commit suicide than marry him.

He has been staring hungrily at his own shadow, in movies, photos, and in the pupils of others, like the beautiful boy Narcissus in Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own shadow in the water, and finally died of depression. Turned into a narcissus by the water, he can look down at his own shadow forever. The word narcissism, which has a bit of psychopathic color, was developed from the name of this beautiful boy.And the Narcissus complex is the driving force created by Yukio Mishima, and it is also the core part of his somewhat evil world.