God Speed You! Black Emperor

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]

God Speed You! Black Emperor
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Directed byMitsuo Yanagimachi
Produced byMitsuo Yanagimachi
CinematographyTaro Akashi
Katsutoshi Iwanaga
Makoto Sugiura
Kimio Tsukamoto
Yoshibumi Yokoyama
Release date
  • 1976 (1976)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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 Rotten Tomatoes
  2. Bryant, David (September 1998). "Back from infinity". The Wire (Interview) (175). Interviewed by David Keenan via brainwashed.com.
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