This author wrote about a young actor named Kochan trying to hide his homosexuality in order to fit into society in the semi-autobiographical Confession of a Mask. In a tetralogy, Shigekuni Honda's attempts to save the various reincarnations of Kiyoaki Matsugae ends up destroying him. In another of his works, Mizoguchi remembers that "when you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha" and burns down the t
This author wrote about a young actor named Kochan trying to hide his homosexuality in order to fit into society in the semi-autobiographical Confession of a Mask. In a tetralogy, Shigekuni Honda's attempts to save the various reincarnations of Kiyoaki Matsugae ends up destroying him. In another of his works, Mizoguchi remembers that "when you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha" and burns down the titular building. For 10 points, identify this Japanese author of The Sea of Fertility and The Temple of the Golden Pavilion who committed seppuku in 1970.
This author wrote about a young actor named Kochan trying to hide his homosexuality in order to fit into society in the semi-autobiographical Confession of a Mask.
Yukio {Mishima} or Kimitake Hiraoka