Warner Bros. (and VP Dan Lin) have bought the rights to Robert Whiting's Tokyo Underworld: The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan.The true-life crimebook is based upon taped conversations between the author and gangster Nick Zappetti.
Zappetti came to Japan after WWII, and made a fortune on the black market. Zappetti was eventually deported, but returned illegally in the 60's as a restaurant owner. The restaurant slowy became the center of Tokyo's nightlife, and an integral part in the Yakuza's rise to power.
Frank Baldwin will handle the screen adaptation, with no word yet on a director. The film is being produced by Dan Lin, who was responsible for The Departed.
Source: Cinematical
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