The article will discuss Mishima’s far-right political discourses and representations in his famous political essays The Defense of Culture (Bunka bōuei ron) (1969) and The Manifesto of Anti-revolution (Han-kakumei ron) (1969) and the film Patriot (Yūkoku) (1966). It will review discourses about Mishima, his performance, works and sexuality it points out how these discourses contain homophobic presumptions and overlook the wider social and historical contexts of Mishima’s works. This article explores the discursive relationships between Japanese national politics and homoeroticism through analysing Mishima Yukio’s works. Mishima Yukio is considered as one of the most prominent artists in modern Japan, famous for his homosexual-themed works and nationalist politics. This article aims to contextualise Mishima Yukio’s works and nationalist politics into a history of Japanese queer politics.
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