George Abe
May 17, 1937 – September 2, 2019, known by his pen name George Abe, was a Japanese author and former yakuza. Outside Japan, he is best known for writing the manga series Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin in collaboration with artist Masasumi Kakizaki. In 1986, after leaving the yakuza life, he wrote a novel about his time in Fuchū Prison titled Hei no Naka no Korinai Menmen, which became a bestseller and was adapted into a film.
Also recorded as Naoya Abe · Joji Abe · Jouji Abe · Jōji Abe
George Abe
- Name
- George Abe
- Birth Name
- Naoya Abe
- Born
- 17 May 1937
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Empire of Japan (Currently Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
- Died
- 2 September 2019
- Occupation
- Author
- Full name
- 安部 直也.
- Nationality
- Japan and Empire of Japan.
- Education
- Azabu Junior and Senior High School, Keio Senior High School and Zushi Kaisei Junior and Senior High School.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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May 17, 1937 – September 2, 2019, known by his pen name George Abe, was a Japanese author and former yakuza. Outside Japan, he is best known for writing the manga series Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin in collaboration with artist Masasumi Kakizaki. In 1986, after leaving the yakuza life, he wrote a novel about his time in Fuchū Prison titled Hei no Naka no Korinai Menmen, which became a bestseller and was adapted into a film.
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Abe died on September 2, 2019, from pneumonia, aged 82. Abe worked as a flight attendant for Japan Airlines from 1961 to 1965. He was the model for Jōji Miyagi, the main character in Yukio Mishima's entertainment romance novel Fukuzatsuna Kare (複雑な彼 That Complicated Guy) published in 1966. Abe's pen name "Jōji" was adapted from the character in the novel.
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• Name — George Abe • Native Name — 安部 譲二 • Birth Name — Naoya Abe • Born — 17 May 1937 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Empire of Japan (Currently Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan) • Died — 2 September 2019 • Occupation — Author • Notable Works — Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin • Website — http: www.abegeorge.net/
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- 1.Shogakukan. Weekly Young Sunday.
- 2.Sankei Shimbun. September 8, 2019.
- 3.The Asahi Shimbun. September 8, 2019.
- 4.NEWSポストセブン. 2023-04-07.
- 5.杉本和弘「複雑な彼」（『三島由紀夫事典』勉誠出版, 2000, pp. 310-312）
- 6.安部譲二「解説」（文庫版『複雑な彼』集英社文庫, 1987）
- 7.安部譲二「解説」（文庫版『複雑な彼』角川文庫, 2009, pp. 382-388）
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