Tag Archives: bosozoku
JCCS PREVIEW: JNC “KAIDO” Shirt
As long time readers know, it’s tradition for us to debut a new shirt at each JCCS. This year we’re paying homage to the rich car culture of Japan with the JNC Kaido shirt.
VIDEO: “I am bad till I die. Is there anything wrong with that?”
We in the west might think of bosozoku culture as part of “true” Japanese car culture where its extreme style and foreignness is unlikely to ever fully make the cross over to the west. The truth is, most true Japanese … Continue reading
MINICARS: Bosozoku Laurel wreaks havoc in 1970s Japan
Our friend LUXE37 has returned with another jaw-dropping stop-motion minicar chase comprised of high-end Tomicas. This time, A pair of bosozoku baddies wreak havoc on the means streets of a 1970s Japanese town. When his partner in crime’s RX-3 is … Continue reading
Documentary: Sayonara Speed Tribes!
Ever since we started JNC, the sub-culture of the bosozoku biker gangs of Japan has always been a fascinating subject. The bosozoku were always a feeder-class as thugs for the mafia, but as we reported many moons ago, their outlaw traditions have … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2013 Nostalgic2Days, Part 02
Welcome back to JNC‘s Nostalgic2Days coverage, from the Pacifico Yokohama convention center. The building itself might be located in the city’s Minato Mirai 21, or “Future Port of the 21st Century” district, but the cars are all from back in … Continue reading
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Tagged 240k, 240z, 260z, 280z, a60, b120, Biko Works, bosozoku, c10, c110, celica, crown, ct50, datsun, dax, dr30, fairlady z, Hakosuka, honda, kaido, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, mighty boy, mooneyes, ms51, nissan, nos2days, nostalgic hero, Nostalgic2Days, os giken, r30, ra25, revive jalopy, RS Start, rs watanabe, rs56, s30, s50, sanitora, skyline, sunny truck, supra, suzuki, tekamen, toyota, watanabe, Work CR-01, z432, z432-R
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EVENTS: 2013 JCCA New Year Meeting, Part 03
We sure feasted our eyes on beautiful examples of Nihon steel in Parts 01 and 02 of our 2013 New Year Meeting coverage. The real show, however, is in the spectator parking area, which is packed full of shakotan sleds … Continue reading
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Tagged 230, 240z, 240zg, 260z, 280z, 330, 510, a20, a60, bluebird, bosozoku, c10, c110, cedric, celica, celica xx, datsun, fairlady z, fb, gloria, Hakosuka, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, mazda, nekome, new year meeting, nissan, police, ra28, ra29, racing hart, rx-7, s30, sa22, savanna, shakotan, skyline, ssr, supra, toyota, yonmeri, zokusha
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FRIDAY VIDEO: Kenmeri rodeo
And now, please allow the shotgun rider of this shakotan kenmeri to demonstrate proper bosozoku door riding technique. The torso must be upright and positioned completely outside the vehicle. Grasp the grab handle tightly as the driver executes doughnuts.
Posted in bosozoku, Friday Video, nissan
Tagged bosozoku, c110, door riding, kenmeri, kgc110, kpgc110, nissan, skyline
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Merry Christmas from JNC!
And now for your holiday viewing pleasure, a GX71 Mark II driver performing a heartwarming rendition of Jingle Bells with nothing but his exhaust. Merry Christmas from all of us at JNC!
MINICARS: 2013 Hot Wheels Mad Manga now in Blue, Yellow and Pink
Hot Wheels just revealed a new color and paint scheme for everyone’s favorite bosozoku diecast, the Mad Manga.
Happy Doukoho Eve: Detonation! Violent Riders trailer
In honor of Doukoho Eve here’s your early Friday Video, the trailer for 1975’s Detonation! Violent Riders. Teruo Ishii’s bosozoku exploitation film arrived just as media frenzy surrounding Japan’s motorcycle gangs reached fever pitch. The plot follow two rival gangs vying for supremacy … Continue reading
Posted in bosozoku, Video Games
Tagged Bakuhatsu! Bosozoku, bosozoku, Detonation! Violent Riders, doukoho, zokusha
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Friday Video: God Speed You! Black Emperor
God Speed You! Black Emperor by award-winning director Mitsuo Yanagimachi is a documentary following junior members of Black Emperor, the infamous bosozoku gang, or “touring club,” as they prefer to call themselves. This is not a car movie by any means. However, if you can … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Emperor, bosozoku, God Speed You Black Emperor
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QotW: What would you like to see at JCCS this year?
It’s JCCS week, rock ‘n’ rollers, so today’s question is all about the biggest kyuusha show in the hemisphere. What you would you like to see at JCCS this year? Our answer is perhaps a bit out there, blasphemous to … Continue reading
Posted in events, nissan, Question of the Week, trucks
Tagged 720, bosozoku, datsun, fukuoka, japanese classic car show, jccs, nissan, pickup, truck
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The beautiful Box Art and history of Aoshima model kits
Step inside any Japanese hobby store and you’re bound to be dazzled by both the beauty and abundance of Aoshima box art. Their highly detailed plastic model kits have been around for decades, and in many cases have done a … Continue reading
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Tagged 240k, 330, 350z, 430, ae86, aoshima, aristo, bosozoku, c10, c110, c210, cedoglo, cedric, chaser, corolla, cressida, datsun, dekotora, enkei, evo x, fairlady z, fd3s, focus racing, fuso, gazelle, gc10, gloria, gs400, gurachan, gx81, Hakosuka, hayashi, hilux, japan, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, lancer, lancer evolution, levin, lexus, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, model kits, nissan, pgc10, r32, rx-7, s110, shadow, shakotan, silvia, skyline, soarer, sprinter, ssr, street, toyota, trueno, v-max, x30, x40, x80, yamaha, z10, z33
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MINICARS: 2012 Hot Wheels Mad Manga now in red and gold
Grease up your rizento because second color of the Mad Manga is coming. Earlier this year, Hot Wheels shocked the minicar world by creating what is almost certainly the first diecast zokusha outside of Japan. A recolor in red and gold is … Continue reading
Posted in bosozoku, minicars
Tagged bosozoku, hot wheels, mad manga, minicars, sharknose, takeyari, zokusha
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Friday Video: Kamikaze Road V
And now for something completely different, one of the many home-grown videos of Japan’s car culture from the age of VHS. This one’s called Kamikaze Road V, and shows of the somewhat unrefined side of 1980s bosozoku style, when people … Continue reading
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Tagged bosozoku, datsun, gurachan, Kamikaze Road, nissan, shakotan, toyota
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MINICARS: Hot Wheels bosozoku-style Mad Manga
Holy effing crap. If you had told us a year ago that one day Hot Wheels, the most red-blooded American toy there is, would have a takeyari-equipped bubble-flared shark-nosed zokusha in its lineup, we would have called you baka. And … Continue reading
Shakotan: Zokusha Patrol Car will make you want to get pulled over
What in holy hell is going on here? A zokusha a police car? It’s topsy-turvy, man. Like cats playing with dogs! Shouldn’t the lowered, widened rides of the OG Japanese bad boys be the very antithesis of law-and-order establishment enforcers from one … Continue reading
Shakotan: You know your car is low when…
Actually, the road-mopping tsurikawa is laying flat with the help of a carabiner, but the point is nevertheless made. This super slammed A40 Celica honestly couldn’t be any lower without that rear diffuser getting caught on a manhole cover, but is this … Continue reading
Ye Olde Zokusha from the United Kingdom
Well it was only a matter of time. The cultural reach of the zokusha has extended to jolly old England. We saw a banzai flagged Lada last year, but never in our wildest dreams did we expect a turaichi shakotan … Continue reading
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Tagged austin princess, bosozoku, longchamp, longchamps, MkIII, sharknose, ssr, volvo 244
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