Forbidden Colors Yukio Mishima, born in Tokyo in 1925, began his brilliantly successful career in 1944 by winning a citation from the Emperor as the highest-ranking honor student at graduation from the Peers' School. In 1947 he was graduated from the Tokyo Imperial University School of Jurisprudence. After his first novel was published, in 1948, he produced a ... more »baker's dozen of other novels, translations of which have by now appeared in fifteen countires; seventy-four short stoires; a travel book; and many articles, including two in English (appearing in Life and Holiday). About ten filmes were made from his novels. The "Sound of Waves" (1956) was filmed twice, and one of Ishikawa's master pieces "Enjo", was based on "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion" (1959). Also available in English are the novels " After the Banquet" (1963) and "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea" (1965), and "Five Modern No Plays" (1957). He acted the title role in a gangster film, and American television audiences saw him on "The Twentieth Century" and on Edward R. Murrow's "Small World." Despite a relentless work schedule, Mr. Mishima managed to travel widely in the United St6ates and Europe. His death in 1970 brought an irreparable loss to the world of letters.« less