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Ikebukuro West Gate Park
紅．黒: 池袋西口公園外傳
轉盤上的紅與黑令人眼花的不停交替。
自己遲早也會失去動力，落在哪個格子吧！
問題是，等待自己的，
不是血般鮮紅，就是漆黑如夜的數字。
這本池袋西口公園外傳，不是以系列男主角真島誠為主角的故事，而是作者石田衣良私心非常喜愛的角色——黑社會成員齊藤（猴子）富士男——設計的小說。
潦倒的錄影帶導演、愛上菲律賓女子的賭場店長、條碼禿的中年男子、酷愛穿運動服的光頭男與不曉得以何維生的介紹人，三天內匆促擬定了裡應外合的搶劫現金的計畫——誰也沒料到，那個開槍前還會扶著鐵門狂吐的條碼禿大叔，竟然在分贓的時候開槍射殺了主謀、奪走一億四千萬日幣！
而這些人搶劫的，正式池袋地區冰高組負責的賭場。除了死掉的主謀和戴著現金逃逸的條碼禿男，剩下三人很快被冰高組抓住，因為冰高組在搶案發生後不久即收到一張神祕傳真，上面列出搶劫五人組的姓名與住址。
錄影帶導演小峰一時氣憤，自願接下偵查工作，以追回一億四千萬現金換取自己的生命與債務，而冰高組派出缺了左手無名指的齊藤（猴子）富士男負責幫助並監督小峰。
衰運接二連三的小峰，該如何在真人不露像的猴子的幫助下，找出指使條碼禿男行搶的背後主謀？
自己遲早也會失去動力，落在哪個格子吧！
問題是，等待自己的，
不是血般鮮紅，就是漆黑如夜的數字。
這本池袋西口公園外傳，不是以系列男主角真島誠為主角的故事，而是作者石田衣良私心非常喜愛的角色——黑社會成員齊藤（猴子）富士男——設計的小說。
潦倒的錄影帶導演、愛上菲律賓女子的賭場店長、條碼禿的中年男子、酷愛穿運動服的光頭男與不曉得以何維生的介紹人，三天內匆促擬定了裡應外合的搶劫現金的計畫——誰也沒料到，那個開槍前還會扶著鐵門狂吐的條碼禿大叔，竟然在分贓的時候開槍射殺了主謀、奪走一億四千萬日幣！
而這些人搶劫的，正式池袋地區冰高組負責的賭場。除了死掉的主謀和戴著現金逃逸的條碼禿男，剩下三人很快被冰高組抓住，因為冰高組在搶案發生後不久即收到一張神祕傳真，上面列出搶劫五人組的姓名與住址。
錄影帶導演小峰一時氣憤，自願接下偵查工作，以追回一億四千萬現金換取自己的生命與債務，而冰高組派出缺了左手無名指的齊藤（猴子）富士男負責幫助並監督小峰。
衰運接二連三的小峰，該如何在真人不露像的猴子的幫助下，找出指使條碼禿男行搶的背後主謀？
288 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2001
About the author
Ira Ishida
128 books30 followersIra Ishida (石田衣良) is a Japanese novelist, actor, and TV commentator.
After graduating from Seikei University, he worked for a number of different advertising production companies and as a freelance copywriter. In 1997, he published his first novel, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, which won the 36th All Yomimono New Mystery Writer's Prize. In 2003, he won the Naoki Prize for 4-Teen.
His novels describe the culture of young people in Japan, particularly young women and otaku without a college education. Many of his works have been adapted for manga and television. As an actor, he made his first appearance in a leading role in the 2006 film Love My Life.
Ishida's pen name, Ishida Ira, was derived by splitting his real family name Ishidaira.
After graduating from Seikei University, he worked for a number of different advertising production companies and as a freelance copywriter. In 1997, he published his first novel, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, which won the 36th All Yomimono New Mystery Writer's Prize. In 2003, he won the Naoki Prize for 4-Teen.
His novels describe the culture of young people in Japan, particularly young women and otaku without a college education. Many of his works have been adapted for manga and television. As an actor, he made his first appearance in a leading role in the 2006 film Love My Life.
Ishida's pen name, Ishida Ira, was derived by splitting his real family name Ishidaira.
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September 10, 2015
Ira Ishida is a talented author, this novel is a fine demonstration of his talent, it's an up-beat, no-nonsense 'underdogs fight back!' crime/detective novel.
The story of Red. Black begins with a failed robbery attempt, and under the threat of the yakuza, the Main Character (one of the betrayed robbers) and his girlfriend needed to find out who was behind the scheme and where the stolen yakuza's money had gone to, the intensive plots and its many comical moments and the awesomely written casino scene in the ending part would definitely keep you reading.
I really do enjoy how Mr. Ishida writes his underdog MCs and how they wouldn't give up before revenge is served, However, I am not really happy to find the voices of different characters look a bit too smiliar with one another (not to mention the MC's voice sounds the same like the MC from the author's other popular series: Ikebukuro West Gate Park), clearly the characterization of different MCs could have been done better.
The story of Red. Black begins with a failed robbery attempt, and under the threat of the yakuza, the Main Character (one of the betrayed robbers) and his girlfriend needed to find out who was behind the scheme and where the stolen yakuza's money had gone to, the intensive plots and its many comical moments and the awesomely written casino scene in the ending part would definitely keep you reading.
I really do enjoy how Mr. Ishida writes his underdog MCs and how they wouldn't give up before revenge is served, However, I am not really happy to find the voices of different characters look a bit too smiliar with one another (not to mention the MC's voice sounds the same like the MC from the author's other popular series: Ikebukuro West Gate Park), clearly the characterization of different MCs could have been done better.
July 21, 2023
書名雖然有《池袋西口公園》字樣，但本來的兩位主角：G少年幫主崇仔出來跑了一下龍套，自家水果店打工仔真島誠根本只被提到名字。不過，因為事件是發生在蛇雜處的池袋西口公園附近，所以書名還是套用了知名的系列名稱。
靠拍B級影片餬口的導演小蜂勝，因沉迷賭博欠下龐大賭債，在友人的慫恿下參加了自編自導的賭場現金搶劫，不料，各自不相熟識的四人小組完美的黑吃黑計畫竟然破功，鉅款被窩裡反的成員搶走，一人喪命，一人被毒打簽下賣身契，小峰勝憑著機智口才，和賭場老大立約，如果追回鉅款、查出幕後勢力，事成之後，不但賭債一筆勾銷，還可以有獎金可領。
接著便帶著大家進入池袋西口公園的賭博世界，分析黑道企業經營的成與敗，可以聽(骰子)音辨落點的神人賭客，最後一把決定骰子落在黑或紅輪盤上的豪賭……。
終於「破獲」黑道支派背地裡耍手段的陰謀，翻天覆地的緝凶刑案也喜劇收場。小峰勝終於戒賭，有情有義的女人堅守和軟弱男人的情愛。池袋西口公園也一樣，有些熟客退場，有些新人進場，仍舊龍蛇雜處，依然沒有改變。
這是發生在平行異次元世界的故事，通篇輕快跳躍，描繪的畫面很有廣告短片的架式。即使是血腥拚殺場面，就像看英雄電影掃射壞蛋，聲量驚人卻毫無哀痛傷感。
適合想要閱讀卻更需要輕鬆心情的任何時刻，那一點點的閱讀時光，可以增生不少再度勇敢面對現實的氣力。
靠拍B級影片餬口的導演小蜂勝，因沉迷賭博欠下龐大賭債，在友人的慫恿下參加了自編自導的賭場現金搶劫，不料，各自不相熟識的四人小組完美的黑吃黑計畫竟然破功，鉅款被窩裡反的成員搶走，一人喪命，一人被毒打簽下賣身契，小峰勝憑著機智口才，和賭場老大立約，如果追回鉅款、查出幕後勢力，事成之後，不但賭債一筆勾銷，還可以有獎金可領。
接著便帶著大家進入池袋西口公園的賭博世界，分析黑道企業經營的成與敗，可以聽(骰子)音辨落點的神人賭客，最後一把決定骰子落在黑或紅輪盤上的豪賭……。
終於「破獲」黑道支派背地裡耍手段的陰謀，翻天覆地的緝凶刑案也喜劇收場。小峰勝終於戒賭，有情有義的女人堅守和軟弱男人的情愛。池袋西口公園也一樣，有些熟客退場，有些新人進場，仍舊龍蛇雜處，依然沒有改變。
這是發生在平行異次元世界的故事，通篇輕快跳躍，描繪的畫面很有廣告短片的架式。即使是血腥拚殺場面，就像看英雄電影掃射壞蛋，聲量驚人卻毫無哀痛傷感。
適合想要閱讀卻更需要輕鬆心情的任何時刻，那一點點的閱讀時光，可以增生不少再度勇敢面對現實的氣力。
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