God Speed You! Black Emperor
| God Speed You! Black Emperor | |
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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 |
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".
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.