マンゴー・レイン (角川文庫)

by Seishū Hase, 馳 星周

タイ生まれの日本人、十河将人。彼はバンコクで再会した幼馴染から、中国人の女をシンガポールに連れ出す仕事を引き受ける。法外な報酬に、簡単な仕事。おいしい話の筈だった。だが、その女と接触した途端、何者かの襲撃を受け始める。どうやら女が持つ仏像に秘密が隠されているらしい――。張り巡らされた無数の罠、交錯する愛憎。神の都バンコクで出会った男と女の行き着く果ては。至高のアジアン・ノワール。

650 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 25, 2013

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.