Mr Shintaro Ishihara was the Goethe of Japan. I was his pupil, a person in the same profession, and his escort runner. In this book, I have woven together my private recollections, which span as long as twenty-plus years, and "my unfulfilled promise" to him. ー Shin Ushijima
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My Mentor, Shintaro Ishihara Preface
Preface | Introducing My Mentor, Shintaro Ishihara
Date: March 21, 2026
My Mentor, Shintaro Ishihara Chapter I 死 (Shi) Death
Chapter 1.1 Death
Date: March 25
Chapter 1.2 Mishima's Shadow
Date: March 28
Chapter 1.3 What Is Unmanly
Date: April 1
Chapter 1.4 A Gap Year
Date: April 4
Chapter 1.5 Genius
Date: April 8
Chapter 1.6 Growing Up Standing Tall
Date: April 12
Chapter 1.7 The Most Manly Man
Date: April 15
Chapter 1.8 A Public Figure
Date: April 18
My Mentor, Shintaro Ishihara Chapter II: 師 (Shi) Mentor, Guide
Chapter 2.1 My Guide
Date: April 22
Chapter 2.2 The Mystery Writer
Date: April 25
Chapter 2.3 Farewell to the Self-Made Man
Date: April 29
Chapter 2.4 Complicated Relations
Date: May 2
Chapter 2.5 How They Die
Date: May 6
Chapter 2.6 Measure of Self-Sacrifice
Date: May 9
My Mentor, Shintaro Ishihara Chapter III: 私 (Shi) Self
Chapter 3.1 Self
Date: May 13
Chapter 3.2 Men and Women
Date: May 16
Chapter 3.3 A Private Room
Date: May 20
Chapter 3.4 The Governor's Visit
Date: May 23
Chapter 3.5 Readers Want Romance
Date: May 27
Chapter 3.6 Wild Chrysanthemums
Date: May 30
My Mentor, Shintaro Ishihara Chapter IV: 詩 (Shi) Poetry
Chapter 4.1 Poetry
Date: June 3
Chapter 4.2 A Bottle of White Wine
Date: June 6
Chapter 4.3 Island of the Sun
Date: June 10
Chapter 4.4 Input for Writing
Date: June 13
Chapter 4.5 Miyakejima
Date: June 17
Chapter 4.6 Childhood Friends and Unlisted Companies
Date: June 20
Chapter 4.7 Building the Plot
Date: June 23
Chapter 4.8 Nishiwaki's Golf Course
Date: June 27
Chapter 4.9 How to Write a Novel
Date: June 30
Chapter 4.10 Foretelling the Ghost
Date: July 3
My Mentor, Shintaro Ishihara Chapter V: Final, As If I Had Been Born Yesterday
Chapter 5.1 As if I Had Been Born Yesterday
Date: July 6
Chapter 5.2 A Life to Yearn For
Date: July 10
Chapter 5.3 Unmet Expectations
Date: July 13
Chapter 5.4 Sensuality is All that Matters
Date: July 17
Chapter 5.5 Demystified Stories
Date: July 20
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Author: Shin Ushijima
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