What went wrong?

He was heavily into spooks and they addled his mind.

simple assassinations seem beneath mishima

It affected him greatly supposidly

>The film cuts from this desperate screed to Mishima Yukio checking the completion of his latest manuscript, the essay Patriotism (1961). Basically, the film tracks how this incident affected author Mishima. It charts his subtle descent from romantic historical novelist to active political advocate; from a dreamer of past glories to a believer in present changes. Yamaguchi’s act became Mishima’s ideal of poetry in action, of stating something few writers would dare: that the sword is as mighty as the pen (what Mishima referred to as the “harmony of the pen and the sword”).
sensesofcinema.com/2012/feature-articles/the-way-wakamatsu-chose-his-own-fate-political-mortality-and-radical-dramaturgy/

His last moments were terrible pain and embarrassing failure lmao

>embarrassing pain and terrible failure

He should have just read my diary desu

>I am afraid to die for something greater than myself

it was pretty perfect as far as poetic assassinations go
>killed the leader of the socialist party on live national television
>effectively destroyed the socialist party
>did it with a single perfect sword blow while dressed in traditional garb
>hung himself in his cell after writing "Seven lives for my country. Long live His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor!" on his cell wall
>showed no fear or remorse at any point
>did it all at 17
it really is quite awe inspiring

he was a fag who thought he was more important than he actually was.

He looks like he's having an orgasm. That beheaded head looks like it's straight up gasming. Siiick.

If you really care about an idea, work to turn it into a reality. Suicide as a way to escape a world that has already rejected your (bad) ideas is just hedonism.