This author wrote about a lieutenant's conflicted loyalties between his First Division and his country, resolved by committing suicide, in his short story "Patriotism."  Restaurant proprietress Kazu attempts to help her husband Yuken run for politica
This author wrote about a lieutenant's conflicted loyalties between his First Division and his country, resolved by committing suicide, in his short story "Patriotism."  Restaurant proprietress Kazu attempts to help her husband Yuken run for political office in his novel After the Banquet, while Noboru kills Ryuji in lieu of allowing him to marry his mother in this author's The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea.  Other protagonists of this author include Kochan, who obsesses over his sexuality, and Mizoguchi, who burns down a building.  For 10 points, name this Japanese author of Confessions of a Mask and The Temple of the Golden Pavilion.
This author wrote about a lieutenant's conflicted loyalties between his First Division and his country, resolved by committing suicide, in his short story "Patriotism."  
Yukio {Mishima} [accept in reverse order]