Bosozoku. Japanese biker gangs
...and Japanese car and bike culture, more broadly
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- DirectorGakuryû IshiiStarsTatsuo YamadaMasamitsu OhikeKôji NanjôWhen the leader of the once-notorious biker gang of Tokyo falls in love with a barmaid and quickly loses his rebellious ideals, the rest of the gang feels betrayed. Especially the reputedly troubled kid Ken revolts against his former friend.
- DirectorMitsuo YanagimachiThe 1970s in Japan saw the rise of motorcycle gangs, which drew the interest of the media. The movie follows a member of the "Black Emperors" gang and his interaction with his parents after he gets in trouble with the police.
- DirectorKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMitsuo IwataNozomu SasakiMami KoyamaA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
- StarsSteve BlumKirk ThorntonJun'ichi SuwabeAbout Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year-old ex-gangster member and a virgin. He has one ambition that no one ever expected from him. His sole life purpose is to become the greatest high school teacher ever.
- DirectorJamie MorrisStarsKazuhiro HazukiAn aging Japanese bike gangster mentors a crop of halfhearted pledges threatened by police pressure. In doing so, he confronts his tough guy past and dwindling options for the future.
- DirectorMasayuki SuzukiStarsTakashi SorimachiNorika FujiwaraRena TanakaA live action film version of the hit Japanese TV series staring Takashi Sorimachi as Eikichi Onizuka.
- StarsHôchû ÔtsukaHiromi TsuruKaneto ShiozawaIn Japan, the country that inspired the slogan "Born to be Mild," the blood of young men still runs hot. In the old days they'd go off into the country and hack each other up with swords, but these days, what with school, that isn't very practical. So some of them do something very un-Japanese. They strap on a big bike, roar around annoying people, and pound anyone they consider dishonorable. Now meet Eguchi Yousuke, leader of a high-school Biker gang AND the school's handicrafts club. Which means he divides his time between fistfights and fancy needlework. And if you think he's weird, wait until you meet the rest of his gang.
- StarsAlexander W. HunterDaichi KanekoKanichiroBefore Ekichi Onizuka would become "Great Teacher Onizuka", he and Ryuji Danma were members of the infamous biker gang Oni-Baku.
- DirectorNobutaka NishizawaDaiki YamadaStarsYôsuke EguchiYûji OdaMiyuki SugiuraAdapted from the manga of the same name Shonan Bakusouzoku gives the viewer a brief glimpse into the life of Eguchi Yousuke, who is not only the leader of a high-school Biker Gang but also the school's Arts and Crafts club.
- CreatorTôru FujisawaStarsIssei FutamataHideyuki HoriWakana YamazakiEikichi Onizuka and Ryuji Danma are members of infamous biker duo, the Oni Baku. When not out riding around, they can be found at school, trying to pick up young women. This is the story of the young Onizuka, who will later become the greatest teacher in Japan, and his partner Ryuji in their quest to lose their virginity and reach maturity. They are widely feared bosozoku, and are known for their tenacity and viciousness in a fight. However, this lifestyle does not exactly endear them to the opposite gender, so they decide to change their ways; this is easier said than done. The series is considered the prequel to GTO, showing Onizuka as a teenager before he became the world's greatest teacher.
- CreatorShuichi ShigenoStarsShin'ichirô MikiSteve BlumTodd HaberkornThe story of a young delivery boy who becomes a drift-racing legend.
- StarsSteve BlumChristopher SabatCherami LeighThe story focuses on the underground Road Racing career of high-school student/delivery boy Takumi Fujiwara and friends as they face new challenges in the Gunma area.
- DirectorShin MisawaNoritsugu YamaguchiStarsChris AyresGreg AyresChristopher BevinsMore races and challenges for soon-to-be-graduate/drift racer Takumi Fujiwara. Of course, with all the bells and whistles of a big screen production.
- CreatorShuichi ShigenoStarsJoel McDonaldStephen HoffTodd HaberkornTakumi Fujiwara continues his undefeated racing streak, touring the mountain passes of Japan with rival driver Keisuke Takahashi as a part of ex-racer Ryosuke Takahashi's racing team: "Project D".
- StarsTakehito KoyasuShin'ichirô MikiThe final stage of Project D's expeditions is coming, and is to be the hardest yet.
- StarsShin'ichirô MikiTakehito KoyasuTomokazu SekiAfter defeating every racing team, everything comes down to one last race. Will Project D succeed in the final and most difficult race of Initial D. And what is going to be the future of Project D after this final race.
- StarsMichiko NeyaYumi KakazuKeiji FujiwaraAn Initial D side story OAV which follows the lives of Mako and Sayuki, the "Impact Blue" SilEighty team from Usui and their troubles with racers and romance.
- DirectorAndrew LauAlan MakRalph RieckermannStarsJay ChouAnthony Chau-Sang WongEdison ChenAfter winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.
- StarsGriffin PuatuDarren O'HareAdam McArthurHanagaki Takemichi lives an unsatisfying life right up until his death. Waking up 12 years in the past, he reckons with the eventual fate of his friends and tries to prevent an unfortunate future.
- StarsKeiichi TsuchiyaKeiichi Tsuchiya, the Drift King, demonstrates his skills in the Usui mountain pass on his Toyota AE86 Corolla Levin in this seminal drifting video that got his racing license temporarily suspended by the Japan Automobile Federation.The home-made VCR tape that kicked off the whole "drifting" scene in Japan, and eventually, internationally.