God Speed You! Black Emperor
1976 Japanese film
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God Speed You! Black Emperor (Japanese: ゴッド・スピード・ユー! Black Emperor, Hepburn: Goddo supiido yuu! Burakku emparaa) 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]
Directed byMitsuo Yanagimachi
Produced byMitsuo Yanagimachi
CinematographyTaro Akashi
Katsutoshi Iwanaga
Makoto Sugiura
Kimio Tsukamoto
Yoshibumi Yokoyama
Katsutoshi Iwanaga
Makoto Sugiura
Kimio Tsukamoto
Yoshibumi Yokoyama
Edited byTomoyo Ōshima
Eiko Yoshida
Eiko Yoshida
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| Directed by | Mitsuo Yanagimachi |
| Produced by | Mitsuo Yanagimachi |
| Cinematography | Taro Akashi Katsutoshi Iwanaga Makoto Sugiura Kimio Tsukamoto Yoshibumi Yokoyama |
| Edited by | Tomoyo Ōshima Eiko Yoshida |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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.[2]
