生誕祭（上）

by Seishū Hase, 馳 星周

バブル真っ盛りの東京。ディスコでバイトをしている彰洋は、地上げの神様・波潟の愛人になった幼なじみの麻美と再会する。麻美から青年実業家・齋藤美千隆を紹介され、齋藤の下で、手段を選ばぬ土地の買上げや地上げをすることに。一時は大金を動かす快感に酔いしれるが、周囲の人間の欲がからみあい、次第に身動きが取れなくなっていく。一方麻美も、波潟と齋藤の双方から裏切られていることに気づき……。金に対する人間の果てない欲望が産み出す破滅を描く傑作長篇！

527 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 10, 2006

About the author

Hase Seishu ((馳 星周) is the pseudonym of the Japanese yakuza-crime novelist Toshihito Bando (坂東 齢人). His pen name is based on the Chinese name of the director Stephen Chow (Director of Kung Fu Hustle) Chow Sing-chi(周星馳) written backward then rendered in Japanese.

Bando graduated with a BA from Yokohama City University in 1987.

A few of his novels were adapted into Asian films, such as The City of Lost Souls and Sleepless Town, in 2000 and 1998, respectively.

Some of his novels were adapted into films, such as Fuyajo or 'Sleepless Town' (1998) directed by Chi-Ngai Lee, and 'The City of Lost Souls (2000) Directed by legendary Yakuza crime filmmaker Takashi Miike.

Bando also oversaw the stories for the blockbuster sega video games Yakuza and Yakuza 2, but had no evolvement in later installments in the series.