Foreword<br >en Shintaro Ishihara s youn~er brother Yujiro died of can-<br >in 1987， Japan mourned as if the entire nation had lost a<br >nlwr of the fimdlx. As national public mourning， it was<br >Lh d in the United States perhaps only b the put)lie reac-<br >i to the death of John F. Kennedy or Robert Kennedy. In<br >an， only the death of the lq， mperor received more public<br >mtion.<br >;hintaro and Yujiro were a remarkable pair， Shintaro， a<br >ter and movie director， and Yujircx an actor. In 1955，<br >en Shintaro was only 21， his novel. Tai~lo no ki，s etsu (Sea-<br > of the Sun) won him the Bungaku newcomer s award and<br >， Akuta~ax~a Prize. ltis name became a househokl word.<br >e novel was instantly made into a movie and proved im-<br >，t~selv p~:pular， lshihara produced a string of novels o[ sire-<br >" gen，e and when they too beCalne movies， they were<br >isatim，s. The star actor o|" these moxies was his youn~er<br >~ther Yujiro. Known for his athletic build and cool style， he<br >.s sometimes reDrred to as -Japan s James 1)can，" but his<br >pularity and inltuenee l:ar exceeded that of James Dean in<br >nerica. Yujiro remained one of Japan s most popular actors<br >til his death， and both he and his brother l)ecame the svm-<br >ds ot" an alienated younger generation in Japan.<br >In the 1960s， as Japanese youth moved from the countrv-<br >]e to the city in search of new industrial jobs. the elders of<br >1)art s IAbera] Democratic Party (which is the eonservatiw~<br >

盛田昭夫

1921年1月生于日本爱知县常滑市。1944年毕业于大阪大学理学部。毕业后应征进入旧日本海军，担任过海军技术中尉。1946年任东京通信工业公司（SONY公司前身）董事，1954年升任SONY公司副总经理。1960年任SONY公司驻美分公司经理。1971年继井深大之后出任SONY公司总经理，1976年任该公司董事。1986年兼任日本经济团体联合会副会长至今

石原慎太郎

1932年9月生于日本兵库县神户市。1952年进入一桥大学学习社会学经济学。对文学很有兴趣，其小说《太阳季节》获日本文学界新人奖。以后又相继发表《行刑之星》《龟裂》《青年之树》等较有影响的长篇小说。1968年出马竞选议员，以300万张的高票当选为自民党众议员。以后又连选连任6届至今。当过日本内阁环境厅的长官。是日本右翼组织青岚会的成员，属鹰派人物。