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by Seishū Hase, 馳 星周

サラリーマンは義妹の媚態を妄想し、固執する。母親は家計の足しに携帯電話を使って体を売る。初老の男たち相手にコスプレで荒稼ぎする女子大生は就職戦線で苦戦中。ＳＭクラブに没頭し、女とプレイするための資金づくりにフリーターの男が選んだ強盗先は──。世間の雑踏にまぎれる平凡な者たちを陥れる些細なきっかけと苦悩。日常のほんの少し先にある「異界」にはまり、超絶の性に捕らわれた人間の背徳を残酷なまでに描ききった異色作品集。

258 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2002

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.