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One of the characters in this novel does not "have lips to talk with." A major digression occurs when the author describes the entire pamphlet entitled "The League of the Divine Wind," which represents the right-wing ideals of the main character.  Based in part on the author's earlier short story "Patriotism," it centers on the relationship between the lawyer Honda and Isao Iinuma, the embodiment of purity and samurai dedication to Japan. Isao is clearly a reincarnation of Matsugae Kiyoaki, the protagonist of a novel which appeared one year earlier. FTP, name this novel taking place chronologically after Spring Snow, the second in Mishima's Sea of Fertility tetralogy.
One of the characters in this novel does not "have lips to talk with.
Runaway Horses or Honba