Kōtarō Isaka
1) Bullet train
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English
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A dark, satirical thriller by the bestselling Japanese author, following the perilous train ride of five highly motivated assassins--soon to be a major film from Sony. Nanao, nicknamed Lady Bird--the self-proclaimed "unluckiest assassin in the world"--Boards a bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka with one simple task: grab a suitcase and get off at the next stop. Unbeknownst to him, the deadly duo Tangerine and Lemon are also after the very same suitcase--and...
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The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Kabuto is a highly skilled assassin eager to escape his dangerous profession and the hold his handler has over him. The Doctor, Kabuto's handler, is a real physician. He hands over the names of Kabuto's targets as "prescriptions" at their regular appointments, and he doesn't want to lose his profitable asset. But he agrees to let Kabuto pay his way out of his employment with a few last jobs. Except the most lucrative jobs involve taking out other...
4) Bullet train
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Ladybug is an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe, all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives, on the world's fastest train.
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The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Bullet Train is an original and propulsive thriller that fizzes with incredible energy through a series of double-crosses and twists. "Fueled by a seductively explosive premise, it's fast, deadly, and loads of fun." (NPR's Fresh Air)
An international bestseller and the basis for the major motion picture starring Brad Pitt.
Kimura's young son is in a coma thanks to the Prince, and Kimura has...
An international bestseller and the basis for the major motion picture starring Brad Pitt.
Kimura's young son is in a coma thanks to the Prince, and Kimura has...
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Pub. Date
2023
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English
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From the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of Bullet Train and Three Assassins, The Mantis is a propulsive thriller set in Tokyo's criminal underworld about the intrigue and tensions a family man faces as he tries to hide his secret life as a hitman.
Kabuto is a highly skilled assassin eager to escape his dangerous profession and the hold his handler, the sinister Doctor, has over him. The Doctor,...
Kabuto is a highly skilled assassin eager to escape his dangerous profession and the hold his handler, the sinister Doctor, has over him. The Doctor,...