Hello! Yukio Mishima is one of those writers who, is likely more known for his outrageous political beliefs than for his work itself. It is very strong Yukio's life, he became an important military and mastered many martial arts, he dared to write about homosexuality and for his honor he was beheaded, by his own request. His book "Confessions of a Mask" was famous. More about him here>
Confessions of a Mask .