Hase Seishū (馳 星周?) (born February 18, 1965) is a well-known Japanese novelist. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He is known for writing Yakuza crime novels. History Origins Despite their notoriety in modern Japan the precise origin of the Yakuza is still somewhat the subject of debate
A few of his novels (The City of Last Souls and Sleepless Town) were turned into movies with some directed by notable Japanese director, Takashi Miike. (born August 24, 1960) is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese Filmmaker.
Seishu also wrote the story for Sega's 2006 video game, Yakuza. Yakuza, released in Japan as is an action-adventure Video game developed and published by Sega in 2005 for the Sony