Yukio Mishima: The Last Samurai | Tooky History

[@seiban8455]

Morita suffered the ultimate 'you had one job' punishment.

[@hellothere9407]

To be honest, when your job is to perfectly cut a dude's head off in one fell swoop, it's a bit easy to fuck up

[@hipwave]

The samurai never liked that kind of, er, job. It was difficult even by their standards because if properly executed the head had not to be severed off all the way , just _almost_ , and while success brought no honor, failure was regarded as utterly disgraceful. Things can't get more Japanese than this... One samurai dude has to disembowel himself because he ripped a fart in the face of the shogun; so he asks a friend for help but the friend flunks it, resulting in the friend having in turn to slice his own belly open. He calls another buddy for the same courtesy but his mate sucks also at the _lop-head-off-but-not-entirely_ thing so he is dishonored too... and so on, and on... *and that's how the era of the samurai came to an end* :D

[@nargarex2390]

Damnnn, I came from a Infographics video where a Queen met a similar fate 😅

[@nargarex2390]

@@hipwave So, the "chain" will stop either when: a. A another friend finally nailed it perfectly and doesn't feel dishonored doing it b. Uhm...

[@jordanmc9015]

he did not lose his life. He took it.

[@thesun564]

Still dumb

[@dobruvelmetrovsky9370]

A life is lost, when a life is taken.

[@jordanmc9015]

@@dobruvelmetrovsky9370 Big difference in losing your life fighting for what you believe in, and shoving a blade in your own chest when you lose.

[@Jesse-re5el]

with honor, pride and royalty

[@caseblaze]

@@jordanmc9015 there is no difference between those two things: those who voluntarily commit seppuku/harakiri do so specifically because they believe in a code of honor, personal or bushido, to uphold. Mishima had planned out his final day years in advance and knew the speech would be probably unsuccessful and mostly symbolic. One of his principle beliefs was that of Japan’s cultural degradation from the times of war obsessed, honor bound samurai. The difference you see is one due to cultural differences in the concepts of defeat and honor. While you think it’s brave and honorable to go out fighting, dying on their own terms, easterners think it is also honorable to see battles are won before they are fought, dying on their own terms.

[@arx3516]

decapitation with a combat sword like a katana requires an insane amount of skill, the edge allignement must be perfect, the strike must be powerful and it has to hit precisely between the vertebras. You'd need an extremeley well trained swordsman to pull that off in one sing, and it looks that, for all their talk about bushido, Morita neglected the practice of kenjutsu.

[@deadby15]

ARX 351 Moria was given the role solely because he was Mishima’s lover.

[@ColdNorth0628]

This may be 3 years old but pet us also factor that it would be easier going in than out because of said bone. But also vertebrae while close together are still pretty gapped apart.

[@Justin-yt7pi]

@@deadby15 That's a lie and I can confirm it.

[@akihikosakurai4013]

@@deadby15 he had a wife though

[@ashutoshkukreti6706]

5 years too late but It must be hard to properly kill a man you idealize so much.

[@Rihcterwilker]

Damn, dude got to feel unbearable pain during both life and death.

[@Shatteringdelusions]

Mishima is a legend who deserves more content on youtube.

[@nozecone]

He was a great writer - that's all.

[@iamsheep]

He sounds like a fucking moron

[@nozecone]

@@iamsheep No, he was brilliant - but mentally ill.

[@comrade614]

@Rory 543 exactly lol the man never fucking served and the empire of japan was far worse than the nazis, he was actively trying to bring that nasty empire back and this guy here is telling me he was a brilliant man? BS FUCK HIM AND FUCK THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN LOL

[@rishab0B]

@@comrade614 I dont support the japanese atrocities, but we have to admit that most brilliant people are a little crazy, isnt it?

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

He once posed for a photo as Saint Sebastian, being pierced with arrows.

[@fkcct6967]

this just seems like you read his wikipedia page lol, doesn't really offer anything new

[@hipwave]

except for the comedy and cartoons, which are pretty much the main purpose of these videos. if you are looking for a detailed historiographic study maybe Tooky videos aren't the most reliable source

[@ohmytoshi]

I think so. little insight

[@deadby15]

Thanx 2 this more chewable format, more people get to learn about Mishima... whose merits I am not sure about.

[@Nuuk_Nuke_Nook]

@@hipwave So apparently, the only thing that matters about a history channel supposed to be about HISTORY is for the cartoons and comedy. I think Extra Credits does that way better.

[@Blacklighting24]

Which is all he needed to do to get other people who have never heard of this guy an interest to dig further.

[@MrCahfuture]

The end of his life was the slight difference between tragedy or comedy. I don't know whether to laugh or cry

[@Cyan_Nightingale]

To be fair, Mishima himself blurres his ideals and his life's reality.

[@jajajinks1569]

I enjoyed the art and your commentary, but I wish you put in more information than what can be found on his wikipedia page. A bit more talking about his writing or more analysis about his political views would've made this video a lot more fun.

[@Gongar]

I would love to see you guys make a video on Sigurd Hring or Gustav II Adolf of Sweden! Love the stuff and keep up the good work!

[@maddoxtolliver]

*he didn't **_"LOSE"_** his life.*

[@MrBsailor]

The funniest most informative history lesson outside of Drunk history I've ever had

[@Puudelimorso]

you deserve a shit ton more subs my boy

[@robertjordan355]

Congratulations on reading Mishima's wiki page ...

[@KonradTalks]

Can you do a video about the Polish Winged hussars?

[@TookyHistory]

Perhaps later on when we take on topics other than specific people, but one famous Pole is coming up in a week or two. :)

[@kasandracollins272]

GOTTA GET BACK , BACK TO THE PAST, SAMURAI JACK

[@drkinferno72]

When the winged hussars arrived

[@ixeqh]

when you search Kazumi Mishima:

[@alfiepettifer1043]

whoa these are great videos I'll tell my friends about you. I saw the Simo Hayha video first

[@TookyHistory]

Thanks, welcome to the channel!

[@dingusdangus1790]

So when did he throw kazuya off that mountain?

[@TheCj126]

Am I the only person who found the absurdity of all this rather hilarious (along with the commentary)? Keep up the good work, my fellow historian.

[@Saurabhandsonu1994]

You find it hilarious because it was shown in that light, this video is very poor representation and mocking to a dead guy who was believed in his principles. Ironically the commentary seems to be done by a japanese person the absurdity of which seems fitting for above stated philosophy.

[@XXGDUBSXX]

Having Principles and Beliefs beyond Comfort and Hedonism is Stupid Amirite guiz?

[@Nothing-ce8uv]

@@Saurabhandsonu1994 What do you mean seems to be done by a japanese person?? the accent doesn't sound japansese at all.

[@nozecone]

@@Saurabhandsonu1994 Oh, spare us the 'believed in his principles' BS - he had been a great writer, but his mental illness got the better of him, and led to his pathetic, absurd end.

[@someguyfromfinland4239]

Didint all of the last samurai die in the battle of shiroyama?

[@mapleflag6518]

@Tree Sapp Shiroyama is a real place and the last of the samurai did indeed die there.

[@azazel166]

Before Edo, anyone could become a Samurai via approval from a local lord, instead of having to be born to it. But yes, the Warrior Class ended at the Battle of Shiroyama.

[@Siberius-]

For a little more context, in a similar video, "Simple History" has a 6.5 minute video titled "The Actor who staged a Coup and committed Seppuku (Strange Stories)". But there's SO much more to the story. Not like, more detail, but whole other areas of his life that all factor in, in an important way. Even the main documentary about him doesn't address some things at all.

[@mayettetanio856]

Well atleast he was a great and important writer and actor

[@jimmylim5015]

Don't worry, there's still Heihachi, Kazuya, and Jin to lead the Mishima clan

[@archeremiya3938]

The Ancestor of Jinpachi Mishima in a Nutshell

[@yagamienjoyer4408]

underrated comment

[@archeremiya3938]

@@yagamienjoyer4408 It is

[@nozomusuzuki7916]

I met Mishima's student in Toronto! He wrote a book about Hitler. In a way, very unique and strange person.

[@nozecone]

No doubt ....

[@atilla4352]

As an Eastern European, muslim, with indonesian wife and pakistani friends, the more I have learned about Hitler the less I can distinguish him from any leader of that time...Britain was far worse, Australians didn't even leave any aboriginal person in Australia let alone Tanzania, at least the white jews got away... Nation states are the ego of masses!

[@nozecone]

@@atilla4352 You obviously have much more to learn.

[@Suite_annamite]

... And don't forget to watch the 1985 movie : *"Mishima : a Life in Four Chapters"!*

[@Владимир-т2ч5э]

Ernst Junger pls

[@kurkkamambusu4063]

Pls no, he will fuck it up as well.

[@EmperorOfRoses]

These videos are really well made :) you should do one about Joan of Arc

[@joshuajet8565]

Going by the video alone, I don't see why this dude was considered for a Nobel prize or how exactly he was supposed to be influential.

[@Saurabhandsonu1994]

exactly why this video is very misleading and mocking perhaps.

[@sanderallstar6765]

Well, he wasn't considered for the nobel prize in literature for his actions, right? (Hint: he was considered for his literature)

[@gamen090]

its the nature of time that the old way must give in

[@croatianwarmaster7872]

it's a nature of time that the new way comes in sin

[@fruit5003]

when the new meets the old it always ends the ancient ways

[@stalinbeballin7897]

Encircled by a vulture, the end of ancient culture, the dawn of destiny draws near, IMPERIAL FORCE DEFIED FACING 500 SAMURAI

[@SmotheredDreams]

It's the nature of time that the strong will remain and the weak will be removed.

[@UninstalledGamer]

Wasn’t Saigo Takamori the last samurai? Or am I just confused...

[@azazel166]

You are not confused, Saigo Takamori was indeed the last one. Though, before Edo(where if you were born into one social class, you were stuck in it for life), anyone could become a Samurai.

[@nozecone]

Mishima was descended from a samurai family, apparently.

[@tacticalweeaboo4840]

Can you do a video on Kita Ikki? I believe Mishima is quite influenced by the guy.

[@hipwave]

get ready for bathing in wrongness, Yukio Mishima ahead

[@imperialwotanist6051]

in Valhalla they train... Japan will soon return to its former glory

[@kemvalen4784]

Imperial Wotanist so your a neo pagan

[@XfaladroxX]

kem valen neopagans are LARPers, there are few really pagan societies

[@near8767]

Valhalla? haha.

[@azazel166]

Valhalla is one of the Norse afterlives(among Hel and Folkvangr) . The Shinto afterlife is Yomi.

[@tameenhaque2285]

You mixed up two cultures buddy.

[@Jack-vp6wc]

These are very well made!

[@JazminJazHunt]

This person did a terrible fucking job in explaining the life of a complex human being. Now idiots are gonna take from this video that Mishima was a clown that just couldn't cope.

[@arsenyyaguzhinsky9763]

ahah, nice ending,subscribed!

[@pedrorodriguez8461]

Wow, that's...that's fucked up!

[@disco7085]

huh? now i see where he got the inspiration for spring snow

[@ebirac2007]

I spoke to a friend who is Japanese and says he was not a Samurai. Samurai is like being born into a caste system. Not a religious system

[@KARLsWay]

You make the end look so fun with cartoons, what a miracle cartoons can do, i was laughing even when such a disgusting thing happened.

[@budakbaongsiah]

Is that Balinese Gamelan that I hear on the background? Did you really put that in the video?

[@alphare5569]

Imagine being the sword guy 😂😂

[@DangerousPuhson]

Mishima: "Japan has a tradition of Imperial might. We are a strong, militaristic people!" Also Mishima: "I can't fight wars because I'm sick" *cough *cough*

[@TookyHistory]

Hope you enjoyed it! The new video will be up next Thursday! :)

[@PicklePickle7]

your videos are hilarious, interesting and informative. I can't understand why you have only 322 subscribers. I can only wish you luck.

[@TookyHistory]

Thank you, comments like this really mean a lot! :)

[@HistoryNerd808]

Good job on these. Greetings from a history nut in Texas

[@Nevadaskiies]

Tooky History your content is so underrated!

[@csmiika]

Please do Audie Murphy!

[@jylieji3230]

yee

[@anonb4632]

My grandmother never gave me cookies, perhaps because like most people including the narrator, I am not an American.

[@emillezamafigueroa8953]

F

[@emillezamafigueroa8953]

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[@emillezamafigueroa8953]

Oismfct 😯

[@Gillan1220]

Mishima’s coup was bound to fail without support from the SDF and the Japanese people who accepted to be an ally of the USA during the Cold War.

[@nozecone]

It was all just a reality-theatre production; Mishima was just elaborately acting out his long-time jerk-off fantasy.

[@lesserknowngems7736]

Wow. I'm reading Forbidden Colours (Think Japanese The Picture of Dorian Grey with more homosexuality) and was interested in learning more about the author before I went on. I have no idea what to do with this information, as I have really no idea how to understand the book (is he punishing himself, is he satirical, is the gay him screaming out over his other side that clearly not just feels he has to, but actually want to hide it? How do I deal with this?) Great video.

[@ShadyAnchovy]

Why put gamelan as BGM? I think japanese taiko and flute will fit better

[@ShadyAnchovy]

Still nice video tho

[@Russell3267]

Imagine dipping from the future Empress of Japan.

[@MrRedsjack]

She isn't exactly a beauty.

[@Jack-hi1hq]

Well he was gay

[@glee4012]

haha samuray jack xDD made my night !

[@muhammadfashhanp.1665]

i thought Saigo Takamori was the last samurai

[@neurodermatitis]

Takamori is the last samurai in praxis, Mishima, the last samurai in theory

[@benerdick_cumberbiatch]

Officially yes. But he committed suicide just before the last charge of the samurai.

[@mook1681]

Your funny man but u learn something at the same time keep it up

[@EyesOfFrozenMeat]

I... I... I... didn't know about that last bit.

[@gigimalvassora9682]

Nice video.

[@Illuminatiman44]

Yugioh mishima? Is he part of tekken or yugioh

[@DuwangKaizer]

LMFAO

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Man with severe case of Crazy Awesome and Machismo.

[@michaelk9056]

Awesome

[@shayk4791]

...the fuck. what a way to go down

[@HimMrM]

You took half of the writing in this video from the Wikipedia page on him. lol.

[@klydeflores7909]

Poor koga

[@beansprout_apg886]

hahaha. this is funny but very informative as well.. :) love also the Simo Hayha story... :)

[@makeromaniagreatagain9697]

Theoreticly he wasn't the last one since hes first executor died AFTER him

[@_sky_3123]

Well, that was awkward....

[@dimaspenggalih]

Why I heard Balinese kinda gamelan?

[@romeojavier7997]

The Mishima Surname reminds me of Tekken.

[@OGCrownClown]

Kazuya Mishima is loosely based off this man. Look at their facial features.

[@rexremedy1733]

I love that escalator to the golden pavillon! Its definitely such an improvement! We need this also in all western churches. If it has no escalator, no aircondition, no heating, no comfy seats, no tv and no internet, then its not a church! Not even cultural heritage! Cultural heritage can and will always be by definition a luxury hotel for fat lazy bums with no standards whatsoever!

[@thedwightguy]

Sepeku, not hari kiri

[@EngrGuil]

thedwightguy seppuku

[@djsn7086]

Sudoku

[@Hideyoshi3241]

Hara kiri and seppuku are the same thing

[@Hideyoshi3241]

@Tree Sapp ok

[@tacticalweeaboo4840]

Harakiri is a peasant speak and doesn't have any honor in it because it's literally means "belly cutting" while Seppuku is a poetic way to describe the ritual.

[@ZyZy456]

I mean he took his own like via sepukku he didn’t really “Lose” it.

[@carbonado2432]

watch the movie he made, on youtube. YUKOKU

[@jguinto101]

Sound young Travolta from Saturday Nigth fever .

[@leew3365]

I thought Tom Cruise was the last Samurai?

[@wishbone7410]

compilation good. but there were no tomatoes thrown.

[@ZombieDragQueen]

The problem is that a samurai serves a daimyo/lord. While Mishima claimed to serve the emperor, his services were not wanted or encouraged by the emperor. Mishima knew this since he wrote an introductory book to "Hagakure" which outlines the way of the samurai. His death was theatrical and self-serving. It had nothing to do with the duty towards the daimyo/lord since he had none.

[@marioriospinot]

Nice.

[@S1Roni]

Otoya Yamaguchi pls, for the sake of all people who love Japanese Culture.

[@MCorpReview]

Funny. Not sure why anyone would give him a nobel for that

[@alexyang8440]

He deserves a better voice than this narrator's. I'm sorry to tell you.

[@marcoglara2012]

Jesus Christ. Bishido sucks. We use Mistakes to learn and grow. We shouldn’t kill ourselves whenever you mess up.

[@anarchyandempires5452]

God Fucking damnd it Japan.....why you have to be so Fucking strange!?

[@rhodesiajackson7386]

Wouldn't quite say that he "lost" his life🤔

[@nakrakthandeuk5213]

That not his real name

[@larshofler8298]

he was not "the last samurai" or hollywood cliche in general. or maybe his cliche is a joke on his naive western admirers

[@matus8858]

Please Michael Wittman

[@KevinLYT1]

You mean he tooky it

[@bimasetyaputra8381]

im dead send help

[@enneforme2290]

Bima Setyaputra ok

[@francescosorce5189]

if you are dead you do not need help

[@farahshahrin5224]

well....that wasnt long

[@andiswagumede36]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣oh omg! Imagine killing two of your friends the same they 🤣

[@connormclernon26]

I had to read one of his books for school. He was nuts in a bad way

[@jay31san]

Just guys being dudes.

[@noahhysi8622]

so, he was like hitler. - motherly figure very protective during childhood - had daddy issues - liked art - had an intense patriotism - was embarrassed at the state of his country - formed an ideology of patriotism and purity - committed suicide

[@Wesley-gu2he]

This is inaccurate on many accounts

[@pixelart59]

You took time to describe his death but left out vital info of his life. All this from Wikipedia and no actual research

[@めちおにん]

このビデオは不正確です

[@rugall1188]

so podia ser gringo

[@manchurianhorseman9679]

Ué

[@oscriadocomandosancto2898]

Very disrespectful.

[@eric_the_red5600]

Bonzai trees originated from China actually.. not Japan.

[@callmeludi540]

Pissing on someones journal is so disgraceful. rofl

[@archeremiya3938]

Yukio Mishima was inspired by a Character named Kazuya Mishima from Tekken Kazuya: Hmph...are you my Greater Grandfather or something? Yukio: I'm your Ancestor before your Grandfather Kazuya: Hmph... Pathetic