George Abe

George Abe
Native name	安部 譲二
Born	Naoya Abe (安部 直也) (1937-05-17)May 17, 1937 Tokyo, Empire of Japan (Currently Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
Died	September 2, 2019(2019-09-02) (aged 82)
Occupation	Author
Notable works	Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin
Website
www.abegeorge.net

Naoya Abe (Japanese: 安部 直也, Hepburn: Abe Naoya, May 17, 1937^[1] – September 2, 2019), known by his pen name George Abe (安部 譲二, Abe Jōji), 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. As a teenager Abe became a member of the Ando-gumi yakuza family, and was later recruited by the Koganei-ikka.^[2] In 1986, after leaving the yakuza life, he wrote a novel about his time in Fuchū Prison titled Hei no Naka no Korinai Menmen (塀の中の懲りない面々), which became a bestseller and was adapted into a film.^[3] Abe died on September 2, 2019, from pneumonia, aged 82.^[3]

References

1. ABE, George. Weekly Young Sunday (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
2. 安部譲二さん死去 「塀の中の懲りない面々」. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). September 8, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
3. 作家の安部譲二さん死去 「塀の中の懲りない面々」. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). September 8, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• George Abe at Anime News Network's encyclopedia