神の涙 (実業之日本社文庫)

by Seishū Hase

怒り、逃亡の果てに
アイヌの地で何を見たのか

「読後、無垢な感動に満たされる」唯川恵（解説より）

北海道・屈斜路湖。アイヌの木彫り作家・敬蔵と孫娘・悠の家に、
尾崎雅比古と名乗る若い男が訪ねてきた。男は弟子入りを懇願。
初めは煙たがられていたが、敬蔵から木彫りを教わり、山に入るようになる。
しかし、男には誰にも明かせない過去があった――。

自然を尊んで生きる敬蔵、アイヌから逃げ出したい悠、
自らの原点を探す雅比古。感涙の新家族小説。

435 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 4, 2020

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.