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Possessing by letting go of things was a secret of ownership unknown to youth.

Yukio Mishima

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Yukio Mishima
Age: 45 †
Born: 1925
Born: January 14
Died: 1970
Died: November 25
Actor
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Film Director
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Military Personnel
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Poet
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City of Tokyo
Mishima Yukio
Kimitake Hiraoka
Hiraoka Kimitake
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Letting
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