"Vera; or, The Nihilists" is the first play by which playwright?

Question

Which author, poet, playwright, actor, Shintoist and nationalist committed seppuku in 1970 after declaring "Long live the Emperor"?

Answer 1

Oscar Wilde
The play is also Wilde's first to be performed. It premièred in New York in 1883 and folded after a week. The play may have been inspired by true events.