11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate

"11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate" depicts the last four years of celebrated author Yukio Mishima's life. From the day author Yukio Mishima established a right wing militia to oppose leftists to the final day of his life. On November 25, 1970 Yukio Mishima and four members of his private army attempted to stage a coup in the Tokyo headquarters of the Ground Self-Defence Forces. Their goal was to reinstate the Emperor as a deity. The standoff ended by Yukio Mishima committing hara-kiri.