In 1963, occurred within the theatrical troupe Bungakuza, to which Mishima belonged. He wrote a play titled , but star actress Haruko Sugimura and other Communist Party-affiliated actors refused to perform because the protagonist held anti-communist views and mentioned criticism about a conspiracy of world communism in his lines. As a result of this ideological conflict, Mishima quit Bungakuza and later formed the troupe with playwrights and actors who had quit Bungakuza along with him, including , , and Nobuo Nakamura. When Neo Littérature Théâtre experienced a schism in 1968, Mishima formed another troupe, the , and worked with Matsuura and Nakamura again.
In 1963, occurred within the theatrical troupe Bungak,uza to which Mishima belonged. He wrote a play titled , but star actress Haruko Sugimura and other Communist Party-affiliated actors refused to perform because the protagonist held anti-communist views and mentioned criticism about a conspiracy of world communism in his lines. As a result of this ideological conflict, Mishima quit Bungakuza and later formed the troupe with playwrights and actors who had quit Bungakuza along with him, including , , and Nobuo Nakamura. When Neo Littérature Théâtre experienced a schism in 1968, Mishima formed another troupe, the , and worked with Matsuura and Nakamura again.