Summary
“Beat” Takeshi Kitano is an internationally recognized modern-day Renaissance man, whose accomplishments include filmmaking, writing, art, and comedy. He is a master in the Japanese hard-boiled gangster movie genre that has garnered fans such as Quentin Tarantino.Having lost his job and his girlfriend, Kazuo becomes a member of a religious sect, after seeing the Guru heal an old woman in a wheelchair. He soon discovers the secrets of success in the sect are much the same as the business world…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781934287316 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1934287318 |
| Author: | Kitano Takeshi |
| Publisher: | Vertical Inc. |
| Imprint: | Vertical Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 140mm |
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“Kitano tells his tales simply and directly, avoiding flowery descriptions and clichéd melodrama, instead creating captivating stories that are subtle yet strongly visual.”
-Mark Rifkin, This Week in New York
About The Author
Kitano Takeshi
Takeshi Kitano is the recipient of the Golden and Silver Lion Prizes, Venice Film Festival, for Hana-bi and Zatoichi. He is also the author of many prose works ranging from memoirs and fiction to social criticism and interview collections. Before he achieved worldwide fame he was one of Japan’s most popular television personalities, which he continues to be, thanks to his sharp eye and irreverent sense of humor. Boy is the first literary work by Japan’s “Renaissance man” to be translated into English. Mr. Kitano lives and works in Tokyo.
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