Popular Hits Of The Showa Era by Ryū Murakami
When a group of listless young men commit a senseless murder, they provoke a determined cadre of middle-aged women into a spiraling vendetta that becomes an absurd, darkly comic war. Petty pranks turn into elaborate ambushes and shocking acts of brutality, all underscored by the ironic nostalgia of old pop songs. As the tit-for-tat escalates, the story skewers alienation, macho posturing, and the hollowness of modern life, hurtling toward an outrageous, explosive finale.
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- Published
- 1994
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-250
- Original Language
- Japanese
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- Alternate Titles
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- Shōwa kayō daizenshū
- 昭和歌謡大全集
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