Jake Adelstein

Broschiertes Buch

The Last Yakuza

Life and Death in the Japanese Underworld

Beschreibung

"Makoto Saigo is half-American and half-Japanese, living in small-town Japan. He has two talents: playing guitar and picking fights. When his dream of being a rock star fails to materialize, he turns to the only place where you can start from the bottom and move up through sheer performance, loyalty, and brute force--the yakuza. Saigo, nicknamed Tsunami, quickly realizes that even within the organization, opinions are as varied as they come, and a clash of philosophies can quickly become deadly. One screw-up can cost you your life, or at least a finger."--

Autor

Jake Adelstein has been an investigative journalist in Japan since 1993, writing in Japanese and English. He authored Tokyo Vice (now an HBO series), The Last Yakuza (2023), and Tokyo Noir (2024). He co-hosted the award-winning podcast The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods. A recognized expert on Japan's organized crime, he's reported for The Daily Beast, Los Angeles Times, Tempura, and VICE. He is also a low-ranking Zen Buddhist priest, trying hard to be kinder and occasionally exorcising hungry ghosts. Adelstein frequently appears as a commentator on Japanese crime and culture, working as a writer and consultant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scribe Publications Pty Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 156mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 505g
• ISBN-13: 9781957363578
• ISBN-10: 1957363576
• Artikelnr.: 67336351