Goodfellas in TokyoOctober 20, 1998 3 out of 5 found this review helpful
An iconoclastic and entertaining reminiscence on life in the Yakuza during the first half of this century. Translated in an often hilarious wise-guy style, like the subtitles in a cheap kung-fu movie. A good bedside read.
Interesting tale of an early century japanese gamblerJanuary 19, 1997 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book is a soft read; it keeps you interested only if you enjoy reading of real life Japan, which I do. Not one of the best flowing tales with a lot of holes (probably due to the translation of the extended interview the book is based on.) Story does not delve deeply into the "world" of the yakuza but tries to show it on the surface through the story of one of its fringe members. Human interest vice violence.
