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PublisherKodansha America, Incorporated

ISBN-101568364385

ISBN-139781568364384

eBay Product ID (ePID)144073285

Product Key Features

Book TitleYakuza Moon : Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter

Number of Pages216 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWomen, Personal Memoirs, General, Organized Crime, Criminology

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreTrue Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorLouise Heal, Shoko Tendo

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight9.8 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Emotionally complex and thoroughly heart-rending, this book is recommended for anyone searching for a more thorough and personal understanding of Japanese society." - Publishers Weekly"The first female ever to break the code of silence and speak about life for women in the underworld...her best-selling memoir shocked [Japan]... with its graphic accounts of her addictions to sex, drugs and violent lovers." -Marie Claire^"[Tendo's] story...shines a light into a dark and little understood corner of modern Japan." -The Guardian"The book offers a rare woman's view of Japan's criminal underbelly." -The Independent"Much has been written about Japan's gangstersDLtheir full-body tattoos, boozing, womanizing, strict honor codes and occasional explosions of violence. Very little has been heard from their lovers, daughters or wives. Tendo has been all three." -Bloomberg"A chilling and tawdry tale about family life and romance among the yakuza." -The Wall Street Journal"A raw, heartbreaking account of damaged youth." -Bust^"A thrilling memoir...an exclusive glimpse into a life rarely experienced firsthand." -Time Out Chicago^, Emotionally complex and thoroughly heart-rending, this book is recommended for anyone searching for a more thorough and personal understanding of Japanese society."Publishers Weekly "The first female ever to break the code of silence and speak about life for women in the underworld...her best-selling memoir shocked [Japan]... with its graphic accounts of her addictions to sex, drugs and violent lovers. "Marie Claire [Tendos] story...shines a light into a dark and little understood corner of modern Japan."The Guardian "The book offers a rare woman's view of Japan's criminal underbelly."The Independent "Much has been written about Japan's gangsters - their full-body tattoos, boozing, womanizing, strict honor codes and occasional explosions of violence. Very little has been heard from their lovers, daughters or wives. Tendo has been all three."Bloomberg "A chilling and tawdry tale about family life and romance among the yakuza."The Wall Street Journal "A raw, heartbreaking account of damaged youth."Bust "A thrilling memoir...an exclusive glimpse into a life rarely experienced firsthand."Time Out Chicago, "Raised with strict ideas of honor, [Tendo] was both spoiled and scolded by the tattooed men who frequented her family home. In response she joined a gang, took drugs and became the lover of several gangsters before near-fatal beatings and drug overdoses convinced her to change her life." --Reuters "Tendo . . . hails from a section of Japanese society that most of her compatriots would rather did not exist. Her story . . . shines a light into a dark and little understood corner of modern Japan." --The Guardian "Emotionally complex and thoroughly heart-rending, this book is recommended for anyone searching for a more thorough and personal understanding of Japanese society." --Publishers Weekly, Emotionally complex and thoroughly heart-rending, this book is recommended for anyone searching for a more thorough and personal understanding of Japanese society." Publishers Weekly "The first female ever to break the code of silence and speak about life for women in the underworld...her best-selling memoir shocked [Japan]... with its graphic accounts of her addictions to sex, drugs and violent lovers. " Marie Claire [Tendos] story...shines a light into a dark and little understood corner of modern Japan." The Guardian "The book offers a rare woman's view of Japan's criminal underbelly." The Independent "Much has been written about Japan's gangsters - their full-body tattoos, boozing, womanizing, strict honor codes and occasional explosions of violence. Very little has been heard from their lovers, daughters or wives. Tendo has been all three." Bloomberg "A chilling and tawdry tale about family life and romance among the yakuza." The Wall Street Journal "A raw, heartbreaking account of damaged youth." Bust "A thrilling memoir...an exclusive glimpse into a life rarely experienced firsthand." Time Out Chicago, "Emotionally complex and thoroughly heart-rending, this book is recommended for anyone searching for a more thorough and personal understanding of Japanese society." - Publishers Weekly"The first female ever to break the code of silence and speak about life for women in the underworld...her best-selling memoir shocked [Japan]... with its graphic accounts of her addictions to sex, drugs and violent lovers." -Marie Claire^"[Tendo's] story...shines a light into a dark and little understood corner of modern Japan." -The Guardian"The book offers a rare woman's view of Japan's criminal underbelly." -The Independent"Much has been written about Japan's gangsters'e"their full-body tattoos, boozing, womanizing, strict honor codes and occasional explosions of violence. Very little has been heard from their lovers, daughters or wives. Tendo has been all three." -Bloomberg"A chilling and tawdry tale about family life and romance among the yakuza." -The Wall Street Journal"A raw, heartbreaking account of damaged youth." -Bust^"A thrilling memoir...an exclusive glimpse into a life rarely experienced firsthand." -Time Out Chicago^, "Emotionally complex and thoroughly heart-rending, this book is recommended for anyone searching for a more thorough and personal understanding of Japanese society." - Publishers Weekly"The first female ever to break the code of silence and speak about life for women in the underworld...her best-selling memoir shocked [Japan]... with its graphic accounts of her addictions to sex, drugs and violent lovers." -Marie Claire^"[Tendo's] story...shines a light into a dark and little understood corner of modern Japan." -The Guardian"The book offers a rare woman's view of Japan's criminal underbelly." -The Independent"Much has been written about Japan's gangsters--their full-body tattoos, boozing, womanizing, strict honor codes and occasional explosions of violence. Very little has been heard from their lovers, daughters or wives. Tendo has been all three." -Bloomberg"A chilling and tawdry tale about family life and romance among the yakuza." -The Wall Street Journal"A raw, heartbreaking account of damaged youth." -Bust^"A thrilling memoir...an exclusive glimpse into a life rarely experienced firsthand." -Time Out Chicago^, "Emotionally complex and thoroughly heart-rending, this book is recommended for anyone searching for a more thorough and personal understanding of Japanese society." - Publishers Weekly "The first female ever to break the code of silence and speak about life for women in the underworld...her best-selling memoir shocked [Japan]... with its graphic accounts of her addictions to sex, drugs and violent lovers." -Marie Claire "[Tendo's] story...shines a light into a dark and little understood corner of modern Japan." -The Guardian "The book offers a rare woman's view of Japan's criminal underbelly." -The Independent "Much has been written about Japan's gangsterstheir full-body tattoos, boozing, womanizing, strict honor codes and occasional explosions of violence. Very little has been heard from their lovers, daughters or wives. Tendo has been all three." -Bloomberg "A chilling and tawdry tale about family life and romance among the yakuza." -The Wall Street Journal "A raw, heartbreaking account of damaged youth." -Bust "A thrilling memoir...an exclusive glimpse into a life rarely experienced firsthand." -Time Out Chicago

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal364.1092 B

SynopsisBorn to a wealthy and powerful yakuza boss, Shoko Tendo lived the early years of her life in luxury. However, when she was six, everything changed- her father was jailed, and the family fell into debt. Bullied by her classmates because of her father's activities, and terrorized at home by her father, who became a drunken, violent monster after his release from prison, Tendo rebelled. As a teenager she became a drug addict and a member of a girl gang. At the age of 15 she spent eight months in a juvenile detention center after getting into a fight with another gang. During Japan's bubble economy of the eighties, Tendo worked as a bar hostess, attracting many rich and loyal customers, and earning money to help her family out of debt. But there were also abusive clients, one of whom beat her so badly that her face was left permanently scarred. Her mother died, plunging Tendo into a depression so deep that she tried to commit suicide. Somehow, Tendo overcame these tough times. A turning point was getting a full-body tattoo with a design centered on a geisha with a dagger in her mouth, an act that empowered her to change her life. She quit her job as a hostess. On her last day at work, she looked up at the full moon, which became a symbol of her struggle to become whole, and the title of the book she wrote as an epitaph for herself and her family. The paperback edition of Yakuza Moon features 16-pages of never-before-seen photos of Tendo's youth, family, and tattoos, as well as a new foreword by the author, describing her life since the book was first published four years ago., Born to a wealthy and powerful yakuza boss, Shoko Tendo lived the early years of her life in luxury. However, when she was six, her father was jailed, and the family fell into debt. Bullied by her classmates because of her father's activities, and terrorized at home by her father after his release from prison, Tendo rebelled, becoming a drug addict and a member of a girl gang. During Japan's bubble economy of the eighties, Tendo worked as a bar hostess, but among her many rich and loyal customers, there were also abusive ones. When her mother died, Tendo plunged into a depression so deep that she tried to commit suicide. Then Tendo reached a turning point: she had her entire body tattooed, an act that empowered her to begin the struggle to become whole. The paperback edition features 16 pages of never-before-seen personal photos and a new foreword by the author, describing her life since the book was first published four years ago., Born to a wealthy and powerful yakuza boss, Shoko Tendo lived the early years of her life in luxury. However, when she was six, everything changed: her father was jailed, and the family fell into debt. Bullied by her classmates because of her father's activities, and terrorized at home by her father, who became a drunken, violent monster after his release from prison, Tendo rebelled. As a teenager she became a drug addict and a member of a girl gang. At the age of 15 she spent eight months in a juvenile detention center after getting into a fight with another gang. During Japan's bubble economy of the eighties, Tendo worked as a bar hostess, attracting many rich and loyal customers, and earning money to help her family out of debt. But there were also abusive clients, one of whom beat her so badly that her face was left permanently scarred. Her mother died, plunging Tendo into a depression so deep that she tried to commit suicide. Somehow, Tendo overcame these tough times. A turning point was getting a full-body tattoo with a design centered on a geisha with a dagger in her mouth, an act that empowered her to change her life. She quit her job as a hostess. On her last day at work, she looked up at the full moon, which became a symbol of her struggle to become whole, and the title of the book she wrote as an epitaph for herself and her family. The paperback edition of Yakuza Moon features 16-pages of never-before-seen photos of Tendo's youth, family, and tattoos, as well as a new foreword by the author, describing her life since the book was first published four years ago.