God Speed You! Black Emperor (1976)

Original title

ゴッド・スピード・ユー! BLACK EMPEROR

Directed by

Mitsuo Yanagimachi

Genre

documentary film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1970s documentary follows a young man in a Japanese biker gang called the Black Emperors. It shows his life on the road and his tense home life after he gets arrested.

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What happens

God Speed You! Black Emperor (ゴッド・スピード・ユー! Black Emperor) is a 1976 Japanese black-and-white 16 mm documentary film by director Mitsuo Yanagimachi that follows the exploits of young Japanese motorcyclists known as the "Black Emperors". The 1970s in Japan saw the rise of a motorcycling movement called the bōsōzoku, which drew the interest of the media. The movie follows a member of the "Black Emperors" motorcycle club and his interaction with his parents after he gets in trouble with the police. The Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor named themselves after the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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