Category Archives: Video Games

Datsun 510 Spotted on Transformers 3 Set

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Ben Hsu

There are many reasons why Michael Bay’s entire Transformers franchise should be buried under a volcano and ignored for a million years, but perhaps there is one glimmer of hope for JNCers looking for an excuse to watch this, uh, … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: C210 Skyline Turbo vs. Bomb

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Ben Hsu

We’ve seen what happens in West Tokyo when there’s a bomb on a bus, but pop quiz, hotshot: what do you do when there’s a ticker inside Seibu Keisatsu HQ itself? You throw that sucker into your C210 Skyline Turbo … Continue reading →

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Did Barack Obama’s Family Own a Toyota Corona?

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Since we’re coming off the Fourth of July weekend, let’s talk about another presidential nostalgic. There’s a new Indonesian movie coming out about our current Prez called Little Obama, and it clearly shows young Barack riding to his new home … Continue reading →

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Happy Fourth of July from JNC

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Yes, we know, My Name is Earl has been canceled, but where else are you going to find a nostalgic car painted in the Stars and Bars? Sure, it seems a bit incongruous, but this surely remains the most famous … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Guerilla Group 8 Mitsubishi Sigma Clown Car

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Ben Hsu

As we’ve mentioned before, Guerilla Group 8 was Mitsubishi‘s attempt at throwing vehicle sponsorship behind an action cop show to spice up their image (a la Nissan and Seibu Keistasu, Abunai Deka, and many others). Since Mitsubishi was footing the … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Abunai Deka's F31 Nissan Leopard vs. Boat

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Put on your shades and slick back your hair because it’s the 80s, and the dangerous cops of Abunai Deka simply will not tolerate your lousy escape attempt to escape by boat. Perhaps Infiniti would have sold more M30s if … Continue reading →

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Nissan Cedrics Speed Through Daitokai, The Big City

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Ben Hsu

You may recognize some of the faces here, but this is not Seibu Keisatsu. Rather, it’s Daitokai (“The Big City”), a Japanese television series that preceded the car chase-filled antics of Tokyo’s western district. Tetsuya Watari (Sgt. Daimon in Seibu) … Continue reading →

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Jay Leno's Honda SM600 on My Classic Car

Posted on May 18, 2010 by John Roper

If you’re a regular viewer of SPEED Channel on cable/satellite, well… you’re probably not reading this blog. They do seem to go overboard to cater to the NASCAR crowd these days. But one of their regular programs is called My … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Nissan Cedric vs Plymouth Belvedere

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Ben Hsu

We’ve seen villains in Seibu Keisatsu try and fail to make their escape in Detroit Iron several times before. Maybe their problem was their allegiance to the Blue Oval. What if they try Mopar power? Perhaps a 1969 Plymouth Belvedere … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Police vs. Datsun 810 Wagons

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Ben Hsu

This one goes out to Jorge and everyone in the Goon Squad. How often do you get to see Tokyo’s Finest chasing a pair of Nissan Bluebird/Datsun 810 Wagons? Answer: not often. But it’s business as usual in Seibu Keisatsu-land, where … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Senseless Skyline Van and Mazda Luce Destruction

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Ben Hsu

In this brief but heart-wrenching video, we see the tragic demise of two JNCer favorites, a VC110 Skyline Van — a kenmeri wagon in English — and a zenki Mazda Luce/RX-4/929 whose bumpers some of us would eat a live … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Freeway Speedway

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Ben Hsu

It’s kind of hard to believe we’ve gone this long without any mention of the Freeway Speedway series. The six films followed a young driver making his way in the illegal Shutoku battle scene of the 80s and 90s. At … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Lotus Europa vs. Nissan Fairlady Z Police Car

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Ben Hsu

The platypus-looking Lotus Europa is exactly the kind of oddball foreign car that the Japanese go nuts over. We’ve never see one in the flesh in the US, but we’ve seen several in Nippon. Is that weird? Anyway, here’s two … Continue reading →

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Activision Enduro Datsun 280ZX Pace Car Contest

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Hey, remember Enduro? Neither do we. But apparently it was the freakin’ Forza Motorsport of 1983, made for the Atari system. There was a contest where you could win a Datsun 280ZX Turbo pace car in the vein of the … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: 1973 Mustang vs Motorcycle

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Well now that we know the 1973 Ford Mustang was a real cop car in Japan, here’s a cop show chase involving one.

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Friday Video: Sigma Slaughterhouse

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Another typical Guerilla Group 8 storyline, in which tons of Mitsubishi Sigmas get led to senseless slaughter before Watari-san saves the day by dispatching nearly all the baddies from a helicopter. Come on Daimon, pass the ball once in a … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Detective Story Corolla Crash

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Ben Hsu

What is it about criminal masterminds? Even in Japan, they can’t just kill off the hero with a point-blank gunshot to the head. Instead they string him up to elaborate yet escape-able death traps, such as this runaway Toyota that … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Mitsubishi Starion vs Toyota Crown

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Poor Sgt. Daimon. It seems that no matter what TV series he’s in, he is always called upon to dispatch a ridiculously over-armed bad guy with a single shot worthy of Vasily Zaytsev, after which he must solemnly watch their … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Police vs. Armored War Wagon

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Ben Hsu

You know the drill. Bad guys with a militia’s worth of weapons, explosives lobbed from a truck, hapless black and whites led to the slaughter. It could only be another episode of Seibu Keisatsu. This time, a small twist. Instead … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Nissan Cedrics vs Truck O' Weapons

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Another week, another Seibu Keisatsu clip. This time the squad takes down a truckload of illegal arms at the expense of a whole lot of 130, 230 and 330 Nissan Cedrics. This appears to take place early in the series, … Continue reading →

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