claim: Resident Evil is loosely based on a novel series.
evidence: is a Japanese yakuza film directed by Rokuro Mochizuki starring Ryo Ishibashi and Asami Sawaki , who was making her film debut .. Rokuro Mochizuki. Rokuro Mochizuki. yakuza film. yakuza film. Ryo Ishibashi. Ryo Ishibashi. Asami Sawaki. Asami Sawaki. The film was based on a novel by Yukio Yamanouchi who also appears as an actor in the film .. Yukio Yamanouchi. Yukio Yamanouchi. The Japanese title of the film begins with the character 新 , shin -LRB- new -RRB- , to distinguish this movie from a 1989 film -LRB- Lonely or Sad Hitman -RRB- , also based on a novel by Yamanouchi but unrelated in plot .