三人の悪党 きんぴか① 完本

きんぴか #1

by 浅田 次郎

敵対する組の親分を殺し、十三年余りの刑期を終えて出所した、ピストルの健太、通称〝ピスケン〟こと阪口健太。自衛隊の湾岸派兵に反対し単身クーデターを起こし、自殺未遂した〝軍曹〟 こと大河原勲。大物政治家の収賄の罪を被った大蔵官僚出身の元政治家秘書〝ヒデさん〟こと広橋秀彦。個性的すぎるこの三人が奇妙な縁でタッグを組み、彼らを陥れた巨悪に挑む。「悪漢小説の金字塔」決定版！

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First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Mizuki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Underdogs fight back story! Just the type of thing that I like! However, the ending part is a bit of a letdown, 3 stars.

[Taka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious--

This is an excellent comedy-drama that revolves around three eccentric characters: a legendary yakuza member, Pistol Kenta, a.k.a. Pis-Ken who just got released from prison, a former self-defense forces soldier, Gunsou who protested against Japan's involvement in the Gulf War and tried to commit suicide in front of a commander, and a former Ministry of Finance elite, Hirohashi, who was said to be the next Prime Minister but whose political life ended when he was asked to take the blame for the bribing charge against his mentor and politician.

In easy-to-read prose that's filled more with dialogue than anything else, Asada Jiro portrays the adventures of these hilarious misfits.

And oh yeah, I was laughing my butt off reading this.

Good stuff