The Dark Ambition Linking Johnny Kitagawa and Yukio Mishima
Akio Nakamori, The Johnny's Theory of Desire Chapter 5: Yukio Mishima and Johnny's (4)
The Commonalities Between the Two Extraordinary Individuals
In the previous article , “[Very Similar to the End of Johnny’s Sexual Assault Case] The ‘Too Implicit’ Stage Production Left Behind by Yukio Mishima,” we discussed the contents of a shocking stage performance that seemed to overlap with the end of Johnny’s collapse.
Yukio Mishima and Johnny Kitagawa share many commonalities. First, ① homosexuality. Although Mishima was married and had two children, he is often considered a bisexual.
Nonetheless, his breakout work, “Confessions of a Mask”, features a protagonist who is incapable of loving women and only feels sexual desire for men, which drew significant attention as a semi-autobiographical piece.
Was Mishima truly homosexual? It is said that this is now almost a fact, supported by confessional works from men who claimed to have had relationships with him, which included letters from Mishima.
In the case of Johnny Kitagawa, the agency has acknowledged numerous sexual abuses against underage boys, so this is already well established.
Next, ② worldwide fame and scandal.
Mishima was a candidate for the Nobel Prize, and many of his works have been translated and read around the world, making him an international literary figure.
His shocking seppuku (ritual suicide) led to the scandalous image of “MISHIMA = HARAKIRI” being spread globally.
Johnny Kitagawa is a legend whose name is inscribed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the producer who created the most hit songs in the world.
However, after his death, a BBC documentary revealed numerous sexual abuses against underage boys, labeling him one of the worst sexual offenders in human history, resulting in a global scandal.
Mishima formed a group called the Shield Society, gathering male students and dressing them in flamboyant military uniforms to conduct demonstrations with the youth.
On the other hand, Johnny’s agency has produced a unique array of young male idols.
In other words, ③ homosexual men have gathered young boys to form flamboyant performance groups.
While there is no evidence that Mishima engaged in sexual abuse of Shield Society members, there was a male student who committed seppuku alongside him. There is a persistent theory that this was a tragic love death or a double suicide between two beloved individuals.
