Anton Kusters followed a Yakuza family for two years by taking photos. This book is an amazing documentary reflecting a real but hidden world.
“In the hotel bar in Niigata, I’m only slowly starting to understand the extremely subtle social interaction that is continuously happening, the micro-expressions on the faces, the gestures, the voices and intonations, the body language”
Anton try to share not only their complex relationship to Japanese society, but also to show the personal struggle of being forced to live in two different worlds at the same time.