Tokyo Literary Masters: Starting from the Late 1980s

In the late 1980s, the Showa era ended and the Heisei era began. That year, the Nikkei index soared to a peak of 38915 points, and Tokyo’s land prices could buy the entire United States. It was an era of revelry, waving 10,000-yen bills in taxis, and also an era where one had nothing but money. Kitahara Iwao, transported from another time, stood in the cold wind of Roppongi, with only 4,600 yen left in his pocket. Faced with this noisy world that kept everyone awake, he decided to first tell a ghost story that would keep everyone awake. From the curse of *Ring* to the social thriller of *Train*; from the desperate entanglement of *Journey Under the Midnight Sun* to the pure love and redemption of *Love Letter*, he is a “monster of the Heisei era,” the ruler of the Naoki Prize, a globally recognized literary giant, and the only spiritual sustenance for countless actresses in this glittering world of fame and fortune. This is a story about literature, film, and Showa-era beauties.