The Last Yakuza: A Life in the Japanese Underworld by Jake Adelstein

The Last Yakuza: A Life in the Japanese Underworld

Jake Adelstein

12 hours, 36 minutes first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

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A riveting, behind-the-scenes look at the life and times of yakuza mob boss Makoto Saigo, aka Tsunami, by America’s foremost expert on Japanese organized crime.  Makoto Saigo could have been a rock star. Instead he became a yakuza. Born in Japan, ...

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3.84
based on 84 reviews

Moods

informative: 92%

dark: 50%

reflective: 46%

sad: 30%

tense: 23%

funny: 19%

adventurous: 15%

emotional: 11%

challenging: 7%

mysterious: 7%


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72% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
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