The Shield Society (楯 の 会 or "Tatenokai" in Romanji) was a Japanese nationalist paramilitary organization led by the celebrated writer Yukio Mishima, who sought to protect traditional Japanese values, restore the samurai tradition, and def…
The Shield Society (楯 の 会 or "Tatenokai" in Romanji) was a Japanese nationalist paramilitary organization led by the celebrated writer Yukio Mishima, who sought to protect traditional Japanese values, restore the samurai tradition, and defend the figure of the Emperor (The latter being considered by him as the greatest symbol of identity of his people).
Founded on October 5, 1968, the Mishima organization was characterized by promoting physical health and martial arts, being made up of a hundred young volunteers willing to serve as a human "shield" in defense of the Emperor.
Aiming to combat the damage liberalism and consumerism were causing to Japanese society, Mishima attempted to rally his people and, on 1970, he and several members of the Tatenokai briefly seized control of the headquarters of the Self-Defense Force and attempted to carry out a coup d'etat to restore Japanese Imperial rule.
After the plan failed, Mishima and Masakatsu Morita, chief leader of the Tatenokai student division, committed suicide.
"We have seen Japan get drunk with prosperity and fall into a spiritual void... We have had to contemplate the Japanese desecrating their history and traditions... The real Japan is the true spirit of the samurai... When you (soldiers) wake up, Japan will wake up with you... After meditating calmly over four years, I have decided to sacrifice myself for the ancient and beautiful traditions of Japan, which disappear quickly, day by day... The army has always treated Tatenokai well, why do we bite the hand that has been extended to us? Precisely because we revere it... Let's save Japan, the Japan we love" (Yukio Mishima's final speech on the balcony of the Ichigaya Barracks in Tokyo, November 25 , 1970)
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Lyrics:
夏は稲妻 冬は霜
富士山麓に 鍛え来し
若きつはもの これにあり
われらが武器は 大和魂
とぎすましたる刃こそ
晴朗の日の 空の色
雄々しく進め 楯の會
憂いは隠し 夢は秘め
品下りし世に 眉上げて
男とあれば 祖國を
蝕む敵を 座視せんや
やまとごころを 人問わば
青年の血の燃ゆる色
凛々しく進め 楯の會
兜のしるし 楯ぞ我
すめらみくにを守らんと
嵐の夜に逆らひて
よみがえりたる 若武者の
頬にひらめく曙は
正大の気の旗の色
堂々進め 楯の會
Note: This is my first time translating a song from Japanese to English and I've also taken some liberties when translating it to make it easier to understand, so it's very likely that the translation isn't 100% correct.
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Hours of Fascist Music:People https://www.bitchute.com/playlist/AWDYRlWFPu9p/
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Hours of Anti-Communist Music https://www.bitchute.com/playlist/Ar3NDWYZT6Xn/
Hours of Nationalist Collaboration Music https://www.bitchute.com/playlist/QJMyPwHPQo14/
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