17 Facts About Mitsuyasu Maeno

Outside of acting, Mitsuyasu Maeno was associated with the Japanese ultranationalist movement.

Mitsuyasu Maeno attempted to kill Kodama by flying a plane into his home, but Kodama survived uninjured.

Mitsuyasu Maeno attended classes in acting at the University of California in 1967.

In 1971, Mitsuyasu Maeno attended a meeting of ultra-nationalists in Tokyo's Okura Hotel.

Mitsuyasu Maeno had difficulty in getting work in film, and began appearing in softcore pornographic films because of the better money.

Mitsuyasu Maeno had most recently appeared in his best-known role, Nikkatsu's Tokyo Emmanuelle, for which he received screen billing.

Mitsuyasu Maeno was an amateur pilot, and was registered at the Taiyo Flying Club.

Mitsuyasu Maeno was accused of accepting more than seven million dollars from the Lockheed Corporation to bribe Japanese officials to facilitate sales of their airplanes.

The extreme brand of nationalism to which Kodama and Mitsuyasu Maeno adhered had generally remained hidden from public eye until Kodama's exposure in the Lockheed scandal.

In early March 1976, Mitsuyasu Maeno flew around Kodama's neighborhood in Setagaya, gaining knowledge of the area in preparation for an attack.

All three were dressed in the uniforms of kamikaze pilots, and Mitsuyasu Maeno informed airport officials that they were renting two planes for a kamikaze segment of a film.

Mitsuyasu Maeno flew low over Kodama's home, circling twice before diving into the building.

Mitsuyasu Maeno hit the second floor veranda of the home and died in the crash.

Mitsuyasu Maeno was not injured and was carried from his home in a blanket.

At first fearing a conspiracy, police later confirmed that Mitsuyasu Maeno had acted on his own.

Keiichi Ito, the director-general for training of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, said that Mitsuyasu Maeno's act was tainted by self-serving motives, not in self-sacrifice for the country.

The poster advertising Tokyo Emmanuelle and its cast, including Mitsuyasu Maeno's name, misspelled as "Mitsuyaso Mainu", becomes a point of connection between the two.