| George Abe | |
| Native Name: | 安部 譲二 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Empire of Japan (Currently Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan) |
| Occupation: | Author |
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, known by his pen name, was a Japanese author and former yakuza. Outside Japan he is best known for writing the manga series in collaboration with artist Masasumi Kakizaki. As a teenager Abe became a member of the Ando-gumi yakuza family, and was later recruited by the Koganei-ikka.[1] In 1986, after leaving the yakuza life, he wrote a novel about his time in Fuchū Prison titled, which became a bestseller and was adapted into a film.[2] Abe died on September 2, 2019, from pneumonia, aged 82.[2]