{"product_id":"ghosts-of-kurosawa-9781971090016","title":"Ghosts of Kurosawa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne assassin. One virus. One chance to stop the end of humanity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years ago, Ryō killed his Yakuza partner Niko-after watching him murder the woman he loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow living as Hiroshi Ichihara, a quiet college student, he's buried his past. A second chance. A normal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil a first date shatters everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced to reveal himself, Ryō discovers the impossible: Niko is alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorse, he's united the Yakuza clans and engineered a CRISPR virus that could destroy the world. Only one person can stop him-the assassin Ryō swore he'd never become again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there's a price. Every kill awakens the darkness inside him, the bloodlust that made him Tokyo's most feared killer. The more he fights, the more his humanity slips away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Ayako Yanagi-a brilliant doctor caught in the crossfire-as his only ally, Ryō must return to Tokyo's underworld to infiltrate Niko's genetically enhanced army and stop the virus before it's unleashed. But defeating his former brother-in-arms may cost him the one thing he's fought to keep: his soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan he save the world without becoming the monster he fears most?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vagrant Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971090016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.89d","brand":"Asghar Ali","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801319469237,"sku":"9781971090016","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ghosts-of-kurosawa-9781971090016","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}