God Speed You! Black Emperor

1976 Japanese film
  • 1976 (1976)
Running time
90 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

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".[1]

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 took their name from the film.[2]

References

  1. ^ God Speed You! Black Emperor at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Bryant, David (September 1998). "Back from infinity". The Wire (Interview). No. 175. Interviewed by David Keenan. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2023-10-04 – via brainwashed.com.

External links

  • God Speed You! Black Emperor at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • God Speed You! Black Emperor at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
  • Full Movie - Internet Archive
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Films directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi


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