 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| Author | Toyoko Yamasaki |
|---|---|
| Original title | 不毛地帯 |
| Translator | James T. Araki |
| Language | Japanese |
Publication date | 1973–78 |
| Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | 1985 |
The Barren Zone (Japanese: 不毛地帯, Hepburn: Fumō chitai) is a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It was serialized in the weekly magazine Sunday Manichi from 1973 to 1978.
The novel was partially adapted into a film starring Tatsuya Nakadai and directed by Satsuo Yamamoto in 1976. It was later adapted into two television miniseries in 1979 and 2009.