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Genuine question: Would Mishima have committed Seppuku anyway if the coup had actually succeeded?

I can't say, because I don't think he actually ever expected the coup to succeed, and in any case it was not genuinely a coup qua coup but rather the finishing touch on his greatest art piece: his life.

But if anyone here has any theories and/or has read any Mishima biographies that attempt to answer this question, I'd love to hear what you think