Manabu Miyazaki's memoir about his life, gang fights, growing up in Kyoto yakuza, the 60s student movement, and all sorts of scandals and kidnappings etc...

you can read a read an english lanuage versonion of it on his website, but go amazon and by the book its a good read if your interested in post war leading up to the bubble.

http://miyazakimanabu.com/zorro-me/M...ENG/toppa_eng/