 However, Yazawa became dissatisfied with Anzai's tough training for him alone and against Anzai's wishes, left Japan to play in the United States, where he thought he would have better opportunities to show his talent.Five years passed and Anzai learned from the press that Yazawa died in a high-speed head-on car collision, reportedly under the influence of drugs.Yazawa's mother gave Anzai a letter written four years prior, in which Yazawa expressed profound regret about his rebellious decision to leave, and was depressed as a result of the unsupportive American college basketball culture.