God Speed You! Black Emperor

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name = God Speed You! Black Emperor


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director = Mitsuo Yanagimachi
producer = Mitsuo Yanagimachi
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cinematography = Taro Akashi
Katsutoshi Iwanaga
Makoto Sugiura
Kimio Tsukamoto
Yoshibumi Yokoyama
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released = 1976
runtime = 90 minutes
country = JPN
language = Japanese
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imdb_id = 0261555

"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, 90 minutes long, by director Mitsuo Yanagimachi, which follows the exploits of a Japanese biker gang, the Black Emperors. 1970s Japan saw the rise of biker gangs, known as Bōsōzoku, which drew the interest of the media. The movie follows a member of the bike gang and his interaction with his parents, after he gets in trouble with the police.The orchestral post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor's name is derived from the film's title.

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*imdb title|id=0261555|title=God Speed You! Black Emperor
* [http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1976/cz002020.htm JMDB entry] ja icon
* [http://mandiapple.com/snowblood/godspeed.htm Review at Snowblood Apple]