Tiny, frail and beautiful, it is hard to believe the hardships endured by 37-year-old Shoko Tendo. But the dragon tattoo that peeks from her sleeve is a hint that she has spent most of her life living on the fringes of mainstream Japanese society, as a me member of a yakuza family. Tiny, frail and beautiful, it is hard to believe the hardships endured by 37-year-old Shoko Tendo. But the dragon tattoo that peeks from her sleeve is a hint that she has spent most of her life living on the fringes of mainstream Japanese society, as a me member of a yakuza family. One of four children