Hase Seishū

Writer, Video Game Designer

1965 –

36

Who is Hase Seishū?

Hase Seishū is a well-known Japanese novelist. He is known for writing Yakuza crime novels.

He was born in Hokkaido, Japan and graduated from Yokohama City University with his B.A. in 1987.

A few of his novels were adapted into Asian films, such as The City of Lost Souls and Sleepless Town, in 2000 and 1998, respectively.

Seishu also wrote the story for Sega's 2005 video game, Yakuza, and its 2006 sequel, Yakuza 2. They have spawned a successful franchise, including two Japanese film adaptations of the original Yakuza, called Like a Dragon: Prologue and Like a Dragon.

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Born
Feb 18, 1965
Urakawa
Nationality
  • Japan
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Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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