In 1434, Zeami was exiled to Sado Island.[1] He completed his last recorded work two years later, providing a detailed first-person account of his exile.[40] In the account he conveys a stoic attitude toward his misfortunes.[41] Little is known about the end of his life, but it was traditionally believed that he was pardoned and return to the mainland before his death.[4] Zeami died in 1443 and was buried in Yamato.