About Hase Seishū
Born 1965. Hase Seishū is a Japanese novelist, screenwriter, writer and editing staff.
, known by his pen name , is a Japanese novelist known for his Yakuza crime novels. His pen name is based on the Chinese name of Hong Kong filmmaker Stephen Chow, Chow Sing-chi (周星馳), written backwards and rendered in Japanese.
Biography Hase was born in Hokkaido, Japan and graduated from Yokohama City University with a 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.
Hase supervised the story for Sega's 2005 video game Yakuza and its 2006 sequel Yakuza 2. He had no involvement with later entries in the series.
In 2020, Hase won the Naoki Prize with his novel Shonen to Inu (A Boy and Dog).
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Who is Hase Seishū?
Japanese writer
When was Hase Seishū born?
Hase Seishū was born on 18 February 1965 in Urakawa, Hokkaidō.
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Hase Seishū is a novelist, screenwriter, writer and editing staff.
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Hase Seishū is Japanese.
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