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Kōtarō Isaka
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English
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Lady Bird, an unlucky assassin, is tasked with grabbing a suitcase from a bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka and exiting at the next stop, but doesn't realize other dangerous passengers are trying to do the same.
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...
2) Bullet train
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"While on board a fast-moving bullet train, five assassins discover that they have something in common."--
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Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
A skilled assassin eager to escape his profession and the hold of his handler, The Doctor, Kabuto, when The Doctor agrees to let him pay his way out of his contract, finds his final assignment putting him and his family—who have no idea about his double life—in danger.
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Series
Publisher
Ediciones Destino
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
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Description
Solo alguien con sed de venganza puede detenerlos. De la mano del actual rey del crimen japonés y autor del éxito internacional Tren Bala, llega el nuevo thriller de Kotaro Isaka, Tres Asesinos.
La vida de Suzuki, un joven profesor de matemáticas, da un inesperado vuelco cuando su esposa muere asesinada. A partir de ese momento, Suzuki, en busca de venganza, hará lo posible por rastrear a los culpables. Lo que no espera es que en su camino se...
6) Fish story
Publisher
Pathfinder Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
日本語
Description
A massive comet is five hours from crashing into Earth, impending annihilation. Everyone is doomed. Five strangers are gathered to discuss and resolve the fate of the world in a record store. The song, 'Fish Story' by a nameless '70s band can be heard playing on the record turn table. The back of the album cover reads: 'There is a silent pause during the song. It was put there by the song writers intentionally'. Does this obscure punk song contain...
7) Bullet train
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Carroll & Graf
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Hutchings assembles another winning anthology...with this collection of 26 mystery stories in translation, representing 15 countries and 11 languages and chosen from a...monthly series in Ellery Queen mystery magazine. The selection includes most of the subgenres--noirs, whodunits, procedurals and thrillers--and though few of the authors will be familiar to mainstream readers, the writing is uniformly excellent"--Publishers Weekly.
