Season of the Sun

Season of the Sun (太陽の季節) is a Japanese novel written in 1955 by Shintaro Ishihara. It is the source of the name of the rebellious, taiyozoku (太陽族) youth culture which emerged after World War II. The novel won the 1955 Akutagawa Prize.

Adaptations
Adaptations of the novel include:
 * Season of the Sun (1956 film)
 * Taiyō no Kiseki: Kiken na Seishun, a 1986 animated film
 * Taiyō no Kisetsu, a 2002 film