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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 ...
' reckless driving group ') is a Japanese youth subculture associated with customized motorcycles. The first appearance of these types of biker gangs was in the 1950s. Popularity climbed throughout the 1980s, peaking at an estimated 42,510 members in 1982.
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Biker bars (8 P) C. Motorcycle customization (3 C, 14 P) M. ... Pages in category "Motorcycling subculture" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Biker subculture may refer to: Motorcycling subculture, chiefly British English; Outlaw motorcycle clubs in US English; Bicycle culture; See also. Biker (disambiguation)
Rumors of headless riders only really took off after the release of the film Stone (1974) in Australia (released in Japan in 1981). The film contained a scene in which a rider's head is chopped off by a wire stretched across a road, and this is said to have spread in connection with rumors of motorcycle accidents in various parts of the country.
Balmont describes Koh's Kawasaki motorbike as "more of a symbol for freedom than anarchy", and writes: "From the opening shots, in which the camera fetishises the bike chassis in close-up as the engine gently purrs and rumbles, the bike is a beloved object that brings Koh in touch with the resplendent natural surroundings of Japan's countryside ...
“Mud,” Nichols’ Twain-soaked Mississippi fable, seemed derived from the magical sight of a boat held aloft by a tree. Nichols’ latest, “The Bikeriders,” is based on photographer Danny ...