Remarkably beautiful [Mishima's style] exploits every resource of the Japanese language, giving new life to unbroken literary traditions of a thousand years. He was unquestionably a modern writer, speaking to modern audiences...of a J...

Dramatizes the Japanese experience from the eve of World War II through the degradation of the postwar era.

After five years of celibate widowhood, Fusako consummates her two-day relationship with Ryuji, a naval officer convinced of his glorious destiny. However, they are spied on by Fusako's son, Noboru, a member of a sinister elite of pre...