Nostalgic Footage | Japan 80s HD | Part I

Japan scenes of daily life in the 80s | 35mm restored footage: Some of these clips are from real daily life, some are from documentaries and others are from movies, but they show the reality of the country at that time as our Japanese distributor partners confirm
This licensed project aims to bring back the nostalgia of bygone eras through digital documents restored in high definition. Digital Ethnology for a Global World.
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[@TRNGL]

👉 Japan in the 70s : kzbin.info/www/bejne/eILapKulbNukrbs&t=

[@johnmh3180]

02:10 Black rain 1989 #blackrain

[@aset317]

Maybe credit the sources from which some of this stuff is taken? It is always nice to give credit where it's due.

[@Bellasie1]

Hello! @0'23, I would think it's Hong Kong. Other than that, thanks for this video.

[@Simul4tion]

nice song, what is the name?

[@Jdjwjdjzbsjwbb]

Credit the movies

[@jenssen97]

Nobody needs to become too nostalgic here. I feel like Japan is so consistent. A lot of the atmosphere in this video can still be felt today. Sure, many things have been modernized. The cars are newer, the karaoke microphone is now wireless and everyone has a smartphone. Many of the old wooden houses are gone. But still - you can experience most of what can be seen in the video today. I love that.

[@MondeSerenaWilliams]

That's actually quite sad. It means Japan hasn't had a rather meaningful advancement since the 80s.

[@phunweng962]

@@MondeSerenaWilliams Yup. But it's for Tokyo. You can live a quite modern live in rural city in today's Japan which is not the case in 80s

[@ador989]

☺

[@Pmooli]

@@MondeSerenaWilliams Not japan only. The western world has stagnated since the 70s. The field of physics, maths is now dead. Nothing new, just fake theories like string theory. Only in miniaturization and processing have we progressed.

[@asamiyashin444]

I was living in Japan from 2001 to 2010 and I disagree. In fact, I would have loved to know the 80's Japan.

[@richardgere9365]

Even in 1980, Japan looked so futuristic. So competently and quietly advanced. So totally ahead of its time.

[@ohyaa1510]

Japan isn’t advanced they still use letters physical newspapers and fax I don’t see anything here that is more advanced than the U.S. It’s just a lot of lights and panels that were placed for an aesthetic look Also remembered this is restored footage that I doubt is from that time and was probably remade to look modern

[@2nerC9]

I don’t see anything advanced here

[@musicissomuchfunpiano3327]

And they are still in the 80s right now :)

[@williamflowerday3994]

best name ever what about their trains, they’re basically light years ahead of the US

[@zoey5104]

@@ohyaa1510 actually in 80s era, Japan was quite advanced since they undergo economic boom and having one of the highest GDP per capita, since then Japan had been stagnating until now

[@capmidnite]

I was a US Army brat living in South Korea in the late 70s and early 80s and we visited Japan a couple times. I remember being amazed by the lights of downtown Tokyo.

[@user-sb1pl1ln6b]

자세한 이야기를 들려줄수있나요?

[@capmidnite]

@@user-sb1pl1ln6b "Army brat" is a term meaning I was the child of a parent in the military. So I was a child of around 7 years old and went to school at the Yongsan US military base. South Korea at the time was a developing county and I remember the Seoul Metro Green line was still under construction. So going to Japan which was in the middle of a economic boom was amazing.

[@user-sl3hj2dd2h]

@@capmidnite 한국에 힘써준 그대의 부모님께 감사함을 표합니다👍

[@cyrusthegreat1893]

The same Tokyo that you Americans bombed flat by end of the war?!

[@capmidnite]

@@cyrusthegreat1893 Gee, I wonder why Tokyo got bombed? You mean the Japanese were just minding their own business and the American military decided to bomb Tokyo? Oh, is that what happened?

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

No matter decade, Japan remains a beautiful country.

[@GameplayUploaded]

My father worked in Japan as an interpreter for over 40 years. He brought us chocolates, toys, sweets and instant noodles everytime he travels back home. I miss those days!

[@fvs666]

now it's your time to travel in to Japan :D

[@fvs666]

@For My Self most of us want

[@fvs666]

@For My Self Moldova, but living in Italy

[@danielwhyatt3278]

@GameplayUploaded You are one very lucky person. He must’ve really enjoyed it to be doing it for so long. Being an interpreter in Japan must have been really rewarding of culturally and financially. I’d imagine it’s probably the same way today. Have you had a chance to visit Japan as well since then? Like many others it is my dream to do so as well.

[@SMGJohn]

@For My Self Go there, reality will hit you harder than a train, Japan aint no paradise, its fine to live in, but a nightmare to work in.

[@chaser9436]

この時代を生きてみたかったと思うけど、それはきっとまた未来の誰かが僕らに対して言ってくれるんだろう

[@saito2219]

すき

[@user-qs3vd3pq1y]

私は戦中に生きたかったな。 特攻隊になって靖国に祀られたい！

[@user-fs4qs3li4u]

@@user-qs3vd3pq1y あなたは、後世の方なので、伝える義務があります。 先人達の魂!

[@user-473bj3k2hnl]

일본 아름답네요

[@unk_chan0817]

@@user-473bj3k2hnl 한국도

[@zephyr707]

“daily life” ... i see a lot of shots from tampopo and black rain, why not credit them?

[@rocketraccoon1976]

They should have shown that guy getting his head chopped off by a yakuza motorcycle gang. Just daily life in Japan in the 80s. 😏

[@misericorde360]

ahah exactly ! well spotted

[@zephyr707]

@@rocketraccoon1976 haha yeah, i wonder if they will include shots of akira for their japan in the 2010s

[@DrFrohman]

There's a few from either Koyaanisqatsi or Baraka in there too. Uploader should really credit.

[@211teitake]

Most of the footages are production/staged scenes from shows and ads.

[@SilentHill4Life]

I’m an American born in ‘94 and, yet, I wish I could time travel to 1980’s Japan. I feel like I’d have lived a quiet and peaceful life back then and there.

[@Padavale]

I absolutely love this video. The clips,. The music. Everything!

[@hongkongjapanese7928]

あんな綺麗な”ゆきゆきて”は観たことがない。

[@IamINERT]

Words can't describe how beautiful these footages are

[@Kallah_DaughterOfYAHUAH]

Japan in the 80s is DEFINITELY a place I want to be.

[@Neerepha]

I can finally see what the world was like in City Hunter. Thank you 😭❤️

[@ADeeSHUPA]

City Hunter

[@user-lr6qp2oe9b]

おそらく80年代の日本に住んでいたのは人類が見た最高の時代だったでしょう

[@pantyhose-art]

Thanks for this video. I really love Japan 🇯🇵 been there many times. Can’t get enough of its culture, food and great people

[@user-tc1cf9qu6p]

🤒 I Know u

[@oceanman6915]

yeah yeah the usual ...

[@sakurachristineito6428]

Shit your username though

[@oceanman6915]

@dumbble coont kek

[@kingofthebeast4024]

Just don’t be too brown

[@the_hiroman]

Economic boom, lifetime employment, hopeful future, awesome anime and videogames, no financial crisis, no COVID... indeed awesome times.

[@BlackRain_]

Americanisation... hence where we are today.

[@the_hiroman]

@@BlackRain_ Well, acshuallyyyyyy, 80s Japan was result of Americanization from those times. USA in the 80s was also quite nice compared to today.

[@BlackRain_]

@@the_hiroman Watch the documentary Princes of the Yen.

[@the_hiroman]

@@BlackRain_ Nah, if you can't answer with your own words and rationale I won't waste my time. Muted.

[@BlackRain_]

@@the_hiroman The phrase _'if you can't answer with your own words and rationale'_ makes no sense in English, bonehead! Only soyboys 'mute' people too!

[@thracian]

2:12 its legit blade runner

[@Ostrumite42]

It is footage shot by Blade Runner director Ridley Scott. They are scenic shots from his 1989 film, Black Rain. Very Blade Runner-esque visually. Cool movie too. I recommend it.

[@DoubleMonoLR]

@@Ostrumite42 Indeed, you can see bits of this location in the trailer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2aQk5Zneb-irMk

[@blackknight597]

@@DoubleMonoLR It’s actually Osaka in that scene! I miss living there 😭

[@amonrei]

@@Ostrumite42 Damn. No wonder it looks like a movie scene. And i'm actually surprised that the running man logo has been there for quite a while now. This place is Dotonbori in Osaka. Thanks for the tip. Definitely watching this movie.

[@Refuse2Lose33]

@@Ostrumite42 ah, you beat me too it. I had to rewind and look twice when I saw Andy Garcia in the mid-ground scene lol

[@yamaguchitoshio]

Amazing! Thks to upload.

[@Diego11397]

It reminds me “Lost in Translation” in some ways, and also makes me think about Yukio Mishima, one of my favorite writers. Very beautiful footage and recollections!

[@manbangkok1]

While playing Yakuza 0, I search about Japan 1980 immediately.

[@jrcmrqz]

I love Japan's 80s pop music

[@babulsantai]

80s and 90s .. the world is more appealing

[@caniz80]

No just more ignorant.

[@caniz80]

@Troy Master why because these days you can actually learn how terrible humans really are? Back then you could just live in ignorance

[@Wymiataczxp]

IMHO 1910s just before WWI were the greatest times of humanity. 80s-90s were close but never reached that early XX century majesty. Since 2001 world is just degrading.

[@Wymiataczxp]

@Babylon City No I mean years 1900-1914

[@aymanraakin1960]

@@Wymiataczxp No man

[@user-bp4ey8vz1e]

80's Recommended song dramatic rain - junichi inagaki hatukoi - kozo matsushita ruby's ring - akira terao yumeshibai - tomio umezawa ihoujin - saki kuhota jyukkai - akina nakamori himitsukudasai - kumi miyasato lonely sunset - kumi miyasato just a little

[@mikeydeloa7348]

Thank you for sharing this, I Loved It !!! Wish I could have gone there back then to enjoy it.

[@cuno8814]

Somehow this feel so nostalgic, though I never lived in that time, nor I'm Japanese

[@ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239]

I've always dreamed of visiting Japan. Maybe someday I will. I'm somewhat of a Japanophile. I wish USA( or at least Texas) was more like this. But Texas by itself has a certain unique quaint charm to it tho.

[@gh0stdem0n666]

Japan in the 90's was similar I was born in 88 and childhood was the best

[@ascensionmystery8304]

CUNO I think you have been there, or to a similar culture...in a past life.

[@AndreasJohansson76]

Fernweh (German): Feeling homesick for a place you have never been to...

[@paulandkinuyo]

Thank you. I really enjoyed this.

[@NewIllusion99]

woah this is so cool

[@pandersonnike]

This is a hidden gem! I've never seen such a high quality video from 30+ years ago. It's interesting seeing Japanese life before their bubble economy collapse, and I feel like in today's world it'll be cool to see this era once again. I feel like add in today's technology and how they are more welcoming to the world, I can see so many people loving 1980s style Japan if it came back. Also I recognized a few scenes from Black Rain.

[@sedangtidur35]

It’s cut compilation from movie

[@Lama-it6rk]

This is 40+ years ago... The 80s are 40 tears from now, not 30!

[@RetrievingSearain]

These are just random clips from movies, TV shows and documentaries, there's very little authenticity to it, if any.

[@AK-nj8gd]

@@Lama-it6rk 35+ years

[@UnoriginalEscobar]

I don’t know what it is, but this video is powerful. Maybe it’s the people. Their faces. Maybe, because it’s been so masterfully restored, it feels like this was yesterday - like a memory that isn’t hazy any more. I can’t stop watching.

[@youtubeworld2298]

Wonderful documentary, and excellent video quality, thank you very much for sharing this.

[@echo0deth]

the music, the edits and just the vibe makes me remember the last minutes of the episode of japan sinks 2020

[@byronobrien3121]

It has quite the beauty, how it remains so traditional in culture, yet at the same time so modern.

[@syrkaros5815]

Lots of Kitano's films' footage LOL

[@ColonelNuke]

Yeah I think the first shot is Sonatine

[@kerobi2001]

伊丹十三の映画「たんぽぽ」のシーンもあるよ

[@BrandonScottFox1]

More of Japan in the 80s please!!! I love your videos!!!

[@mandyisextra3704]

Omg I love how you included the movie Tampopo in this! The film is gorgeous!

[@aaronberns8485]

This quality is so good, it feels like a modern day movie that tries to take place in the 80s.

[@spacecowboy741]

That kind of content, that I was waiting for. Keep it up!

[@IsaacWolfOfficial]

The editing is soooooo good! Like going from a big event 1 second the the next a quiet hill

[@TheCreedBratton]

Japan in the 80s looks so amazing

[@vaultboi76]

Was just watching Urusei Yatsura, and realizing that the show takes place in the 80s suddenly popped in my mind while watching this. Those characters if they were real would’ve been apart of this.

[@admiralsturgeon]

I feel the same for Ranma 1/2

[@anders671]

Oh wow! I'm watching Maison Ikkoku, another Rumiko Takahashi creation!

[@aoesteves]

Absolutely poetic! Blade Runner, 1982 portrayed Los Angeles as a futuristic cyberpunk city, but in fact this cyberpunk atmosphere was already a reality in Tokyo. Looking at the city from this perspective makes me feel good, and at the same time frightening.

[@tazm2480]

This was so beautiful and calming to just sit back and watch

[@z.833]

I was living in Japan in the 80s and this brings me old memories back. I know these are film clips, but still reflect what it was in Japan during these beautiful days. The last scene - kids dancing in underwear - is from a movie "Typhoon Club".

[@wtfisditvoorbullshit]

What do you miss most about those days living in Japan?

[@angelocast]

Beautiful, I am so grateful I was able to go to Tokyo many years ago. It was a dream since I was in school. Is a beautiful place. Wish you the best to all my friends with dreams to go there. You can make it :)

[@adamcatley4784]

We're all here cus we listened to a vaporware song, fell in love with the aesthetic and feel nostalgic over a time and place we were never born in... right?

[@bryceaylor3202]

Couldn’t have said it better myself

[@nathannieto1755]

yes

[@rosshilton]

No, I was visiting Japan for work in the 80s. In some ways it blew my mind. I have never felt the same way since - even visiting Japan with my Japanese wife. It was a magical time.

[@dbmcclel]

Nope, saw the actress from the movie Tampopo so I had to check this out.

[@lunazen8661]

The accuracy...

[@rrkwarmonger]

Just looks exactly like yakuza 0

[@Elozero250]

Imagine Kiryu walking there

[@rubenruz6824]

Kiryu-chaan!

[@SuperCer054Real]

Aniki... Yeah I agree hah

[@haolihfaioefh]

I dunno- personally I think Yakuza 0's graphics were way better than this.....

[@WujekFu]

I was waiting for this comment 😁

[@reviveempires]

Recognized some Tampopo, great movie glad my course on Japanese film showed it.

[@ht6lirpa]

I was born in 1971. I spent the 80's from low teens to high teens. I was born in Tokyo and raised in Tokyo. There are many places I have never been to in this video. But it makes me feel nostalgic.

[@jesselivermore2291]

you are a little older then me, how did you feel after the boom years? do you feel like it affected japanese people in a negative way?

[@ht6lirpa]

@@jesselivermore2291 Tokyo is a city where buildings are being rebuilt rapidly. More than half of the small wooden structures in this video probably don't exist. Especially after the economic recession around 1990, the speed at which old buildings disappeared accelerated. Japanese people tend to value old things, but in big cities like Tokyo, new things come in and old things disappear.

[@profchaos7289]

I believe this 80s is the best era in japan

[@Sotisesnygg]

@Allen S Okay what was so bad back then?

[@misteraplikasi896]

@@kayEnt3rtainm3nt idk anime?

[@the-based-jew6872]

@Allen S better is now? People are more isolated now. Less open than they were with one other back in the 80s. Yes even in Japan people were more open with one another, because they hasld to be, due to lack of mobile phones etc distracting them. Plus they had an economical boom, and good work flow, higher birth rates and stronger family connections. 80S = better.

[@furyboltmine6286]

@@the-based-jew6872 I think he's saying that the 80's didn't have anime, lmao.

[@karlhans6678]

@@the-based-jew6872 i want to go live in 80s Japan now!

[@Matsumoto97]

Watching this video makes me miss the simplicity and peace of my everyday life. People didn't have much back in the day, but atleast we didn't have so many soul baggage to the point we shatter like today.

[@caspermac]

this made me so happy

[@poika22]

We live in the best time to be nostalgic of other times.

[@StevenSiew2]

Some of the scenes are taken from the movie "Black Rain" which is a movie so it is not a real life depiction of Japan in the 1980

[@StopFear]

I am very happy to see that Japan borrowed many of the good things from Europe and America and made them better while using their traditions to shield from some of the worse consumerism elements.

[@MrEsaleniuc]

How can a video say absolutely nothing yet be the most beautiful thing you've ever seen?

[@kidgmusic]

Any idea on what’s the name of the music featured?

[@KoRnBaKo]

It is one of my dreams to go to Japan. I must make it happen! Konichiwa from Dublin, Ireland.

[@DarkSphinxx]

Wow this looks like it was shot today - amazing.

[@32f32f]

Speechless. Beautiful.

[@Old_Man_Jay]

Man, this video looks freaking amazing! Almost too good for how old it is! I really wish I could've been in japan around the 80s and 90s. Strange how I feel nostalgic even though Ive never been there.

[@aymanraakin1960]

That’s cause it’s collected from several films like Lost in Translation

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

Anything shot on 16mm film or higher will have a very high quality no matter how old it is, as long as its taken care of properly

[@Vino3437]

@@aymanraakin1960 that explains a lot. I just wondered because the rights for high quality footage like this is very expensive and difficult to find. Now it makes sense.

[@lowlanz]

The problem is that they haven't improved that much since then. Their GDP per capita stays the same or even less. Their streets and subways still look the same. They still use fax, stamp, paper mails and record TV shows. I guess the Japanese miss the old days so much

[@allandulles7108]

fax is great.

[@Adomanic]

I loved this! Though I wish the scenes lasted a tad bit longer. Felt like the cuts happened too soon, giving the feeling of quick-action during very serene moments.

[@dezrayojiambo7828]

thanks , u gave my life meaning

[@asa7218]

How come there is a city that so futuristic yet so traditional at the same time?

[@capt.rainer8369]

Those werde the best times , i was there from 1968-89 the golden years of Japan, noting ,nowhere in the world came even close, its all gone by now. Domo arigato gozaimasu !

[@UsTheMusicTVOfficial]

Wow, trippy soundtrack. Awesome footage.

[@SWORLD1991]

Beautiful. Nice film & doc references.

[@wiggisworld7133]

when i lived in japan, i always had thefeeling that the time has stand still in the 80s. Strange feeling....

[@kwicksandz]

i live there a few years ago and had the same impression. japan seems to have peaked both culturally and construction wise around the mid 80s. the buildings are still big and impressive and the lights in kabukicho are still dazzling but you can see that many places are starting to show their age.

[@joshupew]

@@kwicksandz Exact same feelings, lived there a few years ago as well!

[@HonNey-xi4ef]

Perhaps 80s and mid 90s was the best era of MODERN Japan.

[@SammEater]

Japan's economy was at its peak at that era, not even the US compared to it.

[@3l822]

@@SammEater over exaggerating much

[@intrex9828]

For entertainment and the economy? Hell Yeah

[@intrex9828]

@@3l822 He isnt wrong, Japans unemployment rate during that decade was below 5%.

[@3l822]

@@intrex9828 he meant by gdp so noo

[@KillerTacos54]

That was incredible!

[@evanburkosky]

It’s 2021 and nothing has changed... all these scenes look like shots from daily life in Japan today.

[@JustAnotherDayToday]

There’s a very Blade Runner-esque vibe to this video.

[@codexrat]

That era was something

[@hkoizumi3134]

I was born in 1980 in Japan. This was pretty much my early childhood. I noticed there's Takeshi and other comedians here that I am familiar with. They look so damn young back then lol

[@Lama-it6rk]

Imagine these people, 40+ years later, some still alive, that doesn't know at all that humdreads of thousand people are watching them and fantasticating about their life in the 80s... And maybe they will die not knowing about the 2nd life of this video.

[@detroitgagt]

love everything about this vid

[@aditi013]

Took me a while to realize this is a compilation of clips from various shows. Kindly provide a list of the clips used. I want to watch every one of the shows used here. Thank you so much

[@Bongobingo9]

Lost in Translation, Tampopo, black rain

[@brasidas33]

2:05 you can clearly see the visual inspiration for Bladerunner.

[@ryancarr6287]

Cool vibes, love it!

[@user-yn4wi9me5n]

0:27 HONDA CBR400RR(NC29) 1:46 HONDA NS400R(NC19)

[@DoritoFD]

1:55 Toyota Century G40

[@Bates1960]

Yes! Freedom no cell phones life without the internet. People enjoying the atmosphere and not staring down at any devices and not a single phone glued to anyone's hands and ears. This is the life I truly want again.

[@davidtuck]

The 'accident' was like a scene Wes Anderson movie.

[@jeanbiroute]

It's from a movie from Takeshi called Boiling Point. Ryu Hazuki from the Shenmue franchise was inspired by the main character of this move played by Yurei Yanagi

[@DILPimentel]

the evening shots are amazing

[@promlavoie6179]

Best 1980 to 1984 of my life. Thank you Japan.❤

[@ajcoolbreeze3961]

Music is, ann annie - Vapor.

[@Zeberpalo]

wow thank you so much!

[@teebo5298]

Yakuza series alrdy showed me everything I needed to know in the 80s-20s

[@pikachulikesgambling5645]

24 hour Cinderella INTESIFIES EEEE

[@lepom5289]

The last scene of the students dancing is from the 1985 film Typhoon Club.

[@zzzlikeaboszzz]

The presentation is so 80' that it has a lot of cuteness in it, but what intrigued me more is the actual daily life of 80' gen, some are reflected in this presentation but get overly shadowed by performed and acting

[@DiazConnell]

The real city pop era

[@blackknight597]

Japan entered a Golden Era and was a massive producer of products and manufacturing (this is pre-China global manufacturing boom we see today). The 80s in Japan incorporates a cumulation of over 20 years of recovery/rebuilding, their economic rebound and global presence on the world stage. They were really pushing their limits. It was only until the mid 90s that the economic bubble popped and they have floated into economic stagnation. Still through, if you travel or lived there you know how convenient and advanced Japan feels. It’s due mainly to a combination of overall cultural respect to one another’s space, privacy and property. PS: The continued use of paper newspapers, writing letters, etc is a cultural formality not a lack of technology or advancement. They choose to do it that way on purpose.

[@Vnix]

im watching this while listening to New Arcades - Into The Unknown, its awesome man... its awesome.

[@seveonaxel9085]

Incredible footage

[@meanwhileinjapan2265]

すごい！amazing footage of Japan in the 80s at the time Japan's economy was at it's very best state people was partying money was everywhere people was enjoying the fast life that the previous generation could not even imagine music was changing J-Pop idols was beginning to sing about life in the fast neon lit city now known as city pop it was truly the decade of good times and technological advancement this is a great mix of city and suburban life in that time of the economic bubble before it burst in the 90s.

[@a.5alah]

Sounds nice, wish i could've experienced it

[@GenXrCist669]

0:56-1-04 looks straight out of the documentary “The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On.”

[@user-jl4ov6bw3v]

yes

[@GenXrCist669]

@@user-jl4ov6bw3v one of my favorite documentaries ever. Okuzaki was a rare individual.

[@man-yp1gb]

Love the sound track.

[@Stefaon]

Ann Annie - Vapor

[@RosinDaddy5280]

2:39 Life is beautiful ❤🎉

[@RandyDrayton]

This is like 1985 for everywhere else. 1980 geeez

[@rohanbhatkar4155]

I can't believe the horrors of world war once sat at the door of this beautiful country Japan is truly astounding

[@DarkAuraDeathAngel]

It's like it's a HD remastered from the 80's and how it look's in real life back in the 80's in Japan.

[@O2PlantChannel]

Nice Footage👍