In 1970 the well-known Japanese public figure and famous writer Yukio Mishima, while visiting a military base, suddenly began calling for soldiers to revolt. When his proposal was rejected, he committed suicide in the way that the ancient samurai resorted to if they believed that they were indelibly ashamed. The film uses fragmented scenes to explore that moment.
Yuki Hirano as Tomoaki Turuoka (a Tatenokai member)
Shinji Suzuki as Makatsu Sekikawa (a Tatenokai member and [龍笛] Error: {{nihongo}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1) (help) (Ryūteki) "Dragon flute" player)
Gô Jibiki as Takashi Fukuoka (an instructor of the Fuji school)
Ryushi Mizukami [ja] as Kiyokatsu Yamamoto (the manager of information education section of Investigation school of JSDF)
Ken Yoshizawa as Kanetoshi Mashita [ja] (the commandant the Ichigaya Camp- the Tokyo headquarters of the Eastern Command of JSDF)
Sanshiro Kobayashi [ja] as Hiroshi Funasaka [ja] (a former officer who presented the [刀] Error: {{nihongo}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1) (help) (Katana) "Japanese sword", [関の孫六] Error: {{nihongo}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1) (help) (Seki no Magoroku) "Celebrated sword which Magoroku made" to Mishima)
^Wakamatsu, Kōji (2012). Otomo, Asako (ed.). 11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate (Theater program) [11・25自決の日 三島由紀夫と若者たち (劇場プログラム)] (in Japanese). Yugakusha. pp. 94–97, 127.
Bibliography
Wakamatsu, Kōji (2012). Otomo, Asako (ed.). 11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate (Theater program) [11・25自決の日 三島由紀夫と若者たち (劇場プログラム)] (in Japanese). Yugakusha.