Revisiting the Glory Days With One of Japan's Most Violent Biker Gangs

Japanese motorcycle gangs have wreaked havoc since the 1970s. Known as Bosozuku, these gangs have a violent history, raging war against rival crews and cops. Gang members roamed the highways, sometimes hundreds at a time, with an array of brutal weaponry, customized bikes, and distinct crew jumpsuits. Being part of one of these motorcycle gangs was a frantic lifestyle, one that could easily lead to grievous bodily harm, and death.
Youth were recruited from their early teens to join the gangs under the mentorship of an elder. It was of utmost importance to protect the reputation of the gang, to never run from a fight, even when grossly outnumbered.
In recent years, with strict laws and police cracking down, Bosozoku have become nearly extinct. Yet for those who were a part of the subculture during its heyday, Bosozoku will always provide a fond memory of the recklessness of youth.
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[@Mrmachinegunner131]

I can’t find the video it’s about Japanese gangs that shun yakuza

[@itsz3969]

For those who talk about how accurate Tokyo Revengers is, the reason why it's so accurate is because the author of tokyo revengers used to be in biker gangs as well

[@antoniolatino8007]

yeah he was in black emperor, the rival gang of the specter

[@emanuel123441]

@@antoniolatino8007 specter is like moebius

[@zerok2809]

WTF is Tokyo Revengers?

[@emanuel123441]

@Chris Brown about golden times of bosozoku gangs

[@Mikey-on9nk]

Bosozoku thats what they are :) and please dont compare tokyo revengers to litterally every japan gang :D

[@dons634]

This story is kinda depressing. It's like watching an old man clinging onto the past. His friends are gone, the gang is gone, the culture is gone, all that's left are the memories. Reminds us that we all get old one day, nothing is forever, and to enjoy your youth while it lasts.

[@matthew_natividad]

Don S times r changing n there's nothing we can do about it

[@hernameislina9477]

Wow you are depressing

[@tygervoods8358]

They probably do exists but probably more like a group of homies and not the gang shit the older leader used to do cause of police.

[@MrDisgruntledGamer1]

didnt they say that one guy represents his old gang by himself? its still around... sort of?

[@MrDisgruntledGamer1]

@Ginger Baker I guess they will live on in anime because they always have references to them

[@Roronoa--D--Zoro]

It's impressive that almost all ended up like Present Osanai

[@jyzylvoughnsionosa6988]

😂😂😂

[@aigeee]

lol

[@wriothesley_cakefactory]

LMAO

[@tetanusteta3871]

Lmfao

[@whoareyouwhatyouwant803]

This is why the romanticism of the bosozoku and delinquent lifestyle has consequences

[@hondakiku8299]

Ever since I started watching Tokyo Revengers, I'm amazed how much detailed information this documentary provides and very accurate it is hearing from both retired and current gang members that still continue the bosozuku culture even if they're very small compared back then. I also found out that the author of TR was a bosozuku gang member himself back in his days.

[@Thatissojordy777]

H was in the Black emperor gang that was mentioned if im not mistaken

[@techticalgaming2296]

@@Thatissojordy777 bureku empera

[@JustPityHD]

It's fake news, he never was in any gang, people saw Black emperor's symbol and automatically made up Wakui was in the gang, but he wasn't, he just based Tokyo Manji outta them

[@d4c_lovetrain0]

🤮🤮🤮

[@breizhatao3561]

Litterally read Bakuon Retto if you want a pure accurate manga of the bosozoku lifestyle

[@Dosteyboi]

"You don’t have to bow your head. Just have a heart that cares for others." - Draken

[@Lee3000.]

Twin

[@nuk9523]

Love him

[@yesor3973]

Kun

[@cozy6308]

He's my favorite character in the anime

[@Chibi_Nagisa]

Yeah

[@stenca6461]

Coming here after binge reading Out and Tokyo manji revengers

[@technicalhacks4u263]

Lol same😂😂

[@swag5890]

Same

[@verruckterhutmacher5902]

Same

[@didiii1924]

Damnnnn mee too😂

[@acora_riguaacosta5941]

Same here 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

[@deductionistenigma1159]

29:47 sounds like Takemichi would do.

[@zokam7792]

Hr litreally is takemitchy, "no matter how much i was beaten i would still stand up and continue to fight, eventually they get scared and run away" sounds like takemitchy isnt it?

[@itsaboutdrive4716]

Spoiler

[@sexypringle908]

Lol

[@Mikey-on9nk]

Can u appreciate it and not compare everything to anime pls :)

[@bagpaper6964]

@@Mikey-on9nk its because the author really based his work off of this, he was part of the gangs, it's strikingly similar so people are amazed

[@BanjaraRider3124]

3:55 every tokyo revenger fan know this line.

[@the.last.uzumaki8287]

Yeah , Kiyomasa 😂😂😂

[@no-dc4mn]

Yup…

[@punkgrl325]

You should watch Gokusen lol

[@abhi1103]

Takemicchi talking about his experience in toman😂

[@rehancymasavage3468]

Daaaaaamn

[@NMLKGaming]

interesting. this video spoiled the film.

[@bryansomera3503]

HAHAHA

[@abellang843]

lmaooo

[@aaronchristiansoriano9889]

Bruh..! 😂😂😂😂

[@hanfei6871]

“There isn't anything left, he's representing the gang by himself." Ouch this line lowkey had me in tears

[@Purpl3_0ni]

HanFei its like being in a gaming clan and you being the one representing your clan with a big symbol and a Base.

[@kattiepenn]

I am glad it is finally near death now. They were so annoying in the neighborhood if you lived there. They thought they were something big but they were actually losers in the society, ones who couldn't fit in anything but were upset about everything. Instead of really figuring out and working hard to change or contribute to the society, they took their anger and lost on the local community and law enforcement. There's nothing worth to feel reminiscent about this gangster group.

[@L._.A-06]

@@kattiepenn yeah obviously they didn’t fit in that’s why they are reminiscent because the only place they fit in was with each other back in the day

[@Matpeixelegal]

@@kattiepenn that sounds so japanese lol i guess living in a "decent" country must be boring asf

[@sebastianb.4048]

@@Matpeixelegal Im a south american and i live in a poor country where you earn 130 dollars a month. I get that she is a little bit rough saying that they dont fit anywhere, and they didnt because japanese culture is kinda rough with people, but that is no excuse to be a criminal. Its not about living in Japan, USA or Argentina (like i do) its just having some respect for people.

[@labaruchi6973]

29:46 takemicchi telling us his good old days

[@Avee7312]

Plsss I’m laughing 😭😭😭

[@Aurora-xw1cw]

Which one is takemichi?

[@thecrawler1265]

But they are from specter and their enemy was the black emperor gang which is the one toman is based off of.

[@lightofthedark]

@@Aurora-xw1cw Of course, the one with the white hair

[@rehancymasavage3468]

Be like Takimitchy 😤

[@ardxxn]

I wanna see their reaction watching Tokyo Revengers

[@lildeepokuj735]

Yeah

[@lildeepokuj735]

They should make that a series.

[@emanuel123441]

he's dead now

[@MotivationMane]

He’s not alive anymore

[@user-eq7yd3ie1p]

@@MotivationMane wait who?😭😭

[@Joseph_yy]

“The end of the century is waiting for us” Is one of the most gangsta thing I’ve heard for a long time and it should totally be in a movie

[@nofd1977]

true OGs bro. I hung around viets in new orleans since high school because i went to a 60% black svhool and my 1 viet friend brought me into his group. Never hD problems with blacks again but i used to love how them old OG viet dudes talk

[@emiogawa86]

jidai no owari wa oretachi o matterunda

[@kevin-cx3ro]

OMG AAA U PREDICTED IT RIGHT ALTHOUGH NOT MOVIE BUT ITS NOW AN ANIME

[@Joseph_yy]

@@kevin-cx3ro Really?! Please tell me which anime it was in!

[@kevin-cx3ro]

@@Joseph_yy wtf, u dont know lmao

[@JIYkp]

"The end of the century is waiting for us." Is one of the coolest lines I have heard in a while.

[@woozy96]

i agree

[@zefanyalt5944]

it's like a prologue line from manga

[@Cludensyo]

Kinda like something from 20th Century Boys

[@Cludensyo]

People who grew up before the turn of the millenium saw the year 2000 as this big event where everything would be different. A lot of future sci-fi would date their settings just a few years after 2000. It was for a lot of people this magical portal to a utopian future. Some believed it harder than others. A way to get an idea how people saw it back then, Conan O'Brien (a talk show host) had a segment bluntly called "In the Year 2000" where the punchline is we would be doing weird things because we're in T H E F U T U R E .

[@Cludensyo]

Jim Cummings yeah but in the 90s it was right in your face

[@BallinRiceBowl]

Homeboy is down bad. You can really feel the pain of how much he longs to relive his youth. I wonder if the author of Tokyo Revengers feels this as well? I don’t blame him. Adult life is bleak; especially if you had a memorable joyful young life.

[@ss6truks]

I mean look how they try to resell the 90s to us everyday based on our nostalgia. Maybe the 90s did have it's bad times but it was fun and memorable and some of the best memories of our lives

[@vandalg282]

The author was never a gang member, he hung out with them for a bit, then became a host at a bar....he's not hard or violent, just a dweeb who could draw. Also adult life is bleak if you're a one dimensional poser, who only found one thing to do in his vast life. Read, venture forth, learn a language, travel, create new hobbies/friends...smh sad really.

[@Senpai45389]

Here after tokyo revengers shocked to see by how much similar the anime is to the reality Edit : Glad i watched it before they censored it XD

[@benyoucefkarim1316]

they act EXACTLY like them, even the kura! part

[@Senpai45389]

@@benyoucefkarim1316 it's korra 😂 (こら)

[@benyoucefkarim1316]

@@Senpai45389 hey they butcher english let me take some revenge 😂😅

[@aightbouncenakoman8188]

tokyo revengers is kinda soft unlike in real life

[@Senpai45389]

@@aightbouncenakoman8188 it's more gruesome bro just watch it as the story proceeds

[@rouij.9208]

And just like other commenters, I'm here after watching and reading Tokyo Revengers. Man, the accuracy is surreal. Damn.

[@atharvakotwal9486]

@Not An Expert Mountain Climber yeah even the author was in one of the gangs named black emperors (mentioned in the video the one with the toman logo)

[@kxnsei]

wait 4:08 "Our biggest rival was the Black Emperor gang", I swear I heard someone mention that the creator of Tokyo Revengers (Ken Wakui) was part of that gang and that's where he got his inspiration of the plot of TR, quote me if I'm wrong ty

[@devashrijoshi9079]

Yup it's true but Wakui himself (it seems) to have only admitted that he was a delinquent. He never gave any comment on whether he was really an ex-gang member or not. Heard that he admired Black Emperor gang that's how he came for the inspiration for making Toman.

[@kxnsei]

@@devashrijoshi9079 ahh I see

[@sevhex]

6:10 now I understand he was referring to Tokyo revengers

[@lightofthedark]

Yeah he was part of some gang from about the 1970s

[@Jager_and_son]

@Shinnok That could make sense their jacket matches the color

[@celestejadeandonga2249]

5:45 Baji's normal day at Toman 😂

[@kevin-cx3ro]

Yesss

[@ntrhloid]

yea

[@taqiyukenji]

Everybody talk about Tokyo Revenger but they forget that GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) is the Legend.

[@Frutella]

lmao

[@fhaezalmero2236]

The fact that he is aware and honest about their actions really hits me. Yeah sure, I don't like that lifestyle. But damn, they did enjoy it so much enough for me to respect them.

[@melo7572]

Ain't no respect for what some of em did

[@drose7617]

I watched this video 3 years ago, had to come back after reading Tokyo Revengers!

[@mistry6292]

Should've read bakuon rettou instead

[@drose7617]

@@mistry6292 I'll give it a try!

[@mistry6292]

@@drose7617 hope ypu like it! Its not a shounen manga its a bit more mature but it really gives you a real lool into what bosozoku's lives were like. Update me when you're done reading it

[@drose7617]

@@mistry6292 sure will!

[@user-cm9zg2qd8i]

@@mistry6292 did somebody else starting translating the manga?

[@user-wf4hh7qi6e]

"If you had a time machine, would you go back in time?" Me : "laughs in Takemitci"

[@user-jy3my8nu1h]

😂😂

[@mememachine8756]

Comments Section: 50% Tokyo Revengers 40% About the culture itself 10% Memes Where my Shonan Junai Gumi and Great Teacher Onizuka bois at??

[@argahaikal4018]

I'm here brother 😎

[@jesgaijen823]

HERE BROTHER. Every time i end a maraton of GTO i come back here.

[@kiyoshi4948]

Here brother

[@hUmAn3xTinCti0naTTack]

Here

[@samystarfish5056]

Hereeee

[@martinmendiolamm]

*Great Teacher Onizuka* Edit: lol why am I just now getting all these notifications from a year ago?

[@smokemidigofoolish5797]

cue driver’s high

[@microiceification]

Onibaku confirmed

[@Henrque123]

What minute is he at?

[@microiceification]

+H. R. S. S lol, if you cant see why he said that, means that you never saw gto

[@tictactoe101]

same relation that I get haha

[@niveditabhalla7230]

Their jackets r coolest things especially when they flow with the wind while riding those monster bikes. There is a completely differnt aura of freedom in it.

[@blackbeast1996]

Badass is the word you are looking for.

[@sushmajain7228]

Timestamp please

[@xiipa2muhammadmustofasembo977]

What is the name of the jacket ?

[@farhandoniepratama5813]

@@xiipa2muhammadmustofasembo977 Its called a tokkofuku. Meaning "Special attack suits."

[@jbarral6509]

They're basically riding the Wind

[@ricefarmer4738]

"Biggest rival is the black Emperor gang" I think ken wakui, the author of Tokyo revengers was in there.

[@MirantiMentari4]

Yes. He was a member of Black Emperor.

[@cottonuwu280]

The Author of Tokyo Revengers is actually part of the Black Emperor gang back then in the early 2000's he said on his interviews. That's where he find his inspiration building and making the manga even the Tokyo Manji symbol and flag is inspired by his old gang. Watching this documentary is really interesting. Thank u so much vice for sharing!

[@JustPityHD]

He wasn't on any gang and there's no interview where he said so, he only based Toman outta Black emperor's gang

[@DanganChika]

17:18 Isnt this a present Osanai's Job when he quit Moebius

[@stephenjoaquindominguez7290]

Ikr 😆

[@bryansomera3503]

Hahaha

[@zhuhil-ameenjamiri4423]

😂

[@og-san2895]

This spot is not for a weeb like you, ok!

[@loooou6669]

@@og-san2895 okay gatekeeper?

[@bienvenidocabacungan7341]

They should make a netflix series out of this. With a Japanese cast.

[@reallyneedthisjobbruh]

mannnnnn u fucking right

[@deathzmane7188]

Sounds like a good idea actually, probably be better than the Mayans lol

[@min-yw8es]

Yessss

[@OfficialAbass]

yeah maybe not a netflix one lol but a good series

[@migi741]

yeah,should include 'japanese' cast.otherwise they would fck it up again like The Last Samurai and The Great Wall

[@dim6066]

29:05 I teared up with his expression right there. You could see he was reminiscing his glory days. Nothing but love and respect for this man

[@pagodebregaeforro2803]

Oooh thats so cute... take him to your home and cuddle. Imagine crying for a unknown man who was an outlaw/criminal lol.... whats the word for this...

[@svrocko1]

I spent about a week in Japan recently to watch the Formula 1 race. I stayed in a hotel in Nagoya on the 25th floor. Saturday night I woke up in the middle of the night and realized it was the sound of one lone Bosozoku guy revving his bike that woke me up. I only heard it for about 10 seconds before it stopped, but big ups to him for keeping the style alive and creating the highlight of my trip!

[@youmakeitstop]

What you guys don't seem to understand is that most of these gang members were middle school and high school kids. For most of them, it was just a way to escape school and their everyday life/problems and feel like they belonged to a group. Obviously they don't look very impressive compared to some other gangs, but it's also not very fair to compare them. Just like the interviewee explained, they were a bunch of young kids doing stupid things, they were not highly skilled criminals or mafiosi. I guess the best way to define them would be juvenile delinquents. They were still pretty violent tho, and not competely harmless. There are plenty of reports of slashings, robberies, extortion, assaults, even murders, etc., from bosozuku members. Many of them also went on to become yakuza members once they got older. Lots of bosozuku gangs were directly linked to the yakuza and were a great recruitment pool for them (as well as a way for the yakuza to make some easy money by pressuring them and/or offering them protection in exchange of some "favors"). So, being a bosozuku member was just the first step into criminality for many of those guys. Calling them "clowns" and "a joke" isn't entirely true. Japan officially banned biker gangs in 2002 tho (after a rise in juvenile crime in 2000), and bosozuku members were already declining in numbers before that so it's no surprise they're almost completely gone now.

[@STFU768]

+youmakeitstop so true, and plus how can you not admire these guys sure they had the balls to be different in a society that hates people who dont act a certain way. They were living the way the wanted and doing what made them happy enjoying their youth

[@THEmilebasta]

You cant call a state funded army a gang. If so then the us army is no1.

[@THEmilebasta]

Krauty McLederhosen I hate the post ww2 American neo colonialism. And i kinda hate the US for that very reason. National armies are a must. But in my opinion only for defense. Many world leaders and their puppet masters are power hungry and are abusing their power and influence, i agree. But now they have Trump and it seems that he is a isolationist, nationalist and anti globalist which means the US will no longer be the world police. At least not in a degree that was the norm for the last 70-80 years.

[@THEmilebasta]

pinoy426 Nations need leaders. Nations need armies that will defend them in times of danger. My guess is that you are an idealist that dreams of a utopia that cannot be achieved. What is the alternative to nation states and national armies in your opinion?

[@dantemajd]

+Shifty Although I kinda agree with you on the need for armies nowadays, i don't think it's an absolute necessity. Most nations keep armies for defense but if you're paying for something as expensive as an army you want to get a little bit of profit from it, so you start using it offensively, which means that other nations will need an army to defend themselves. SO the very need for armies stems from the existence of armies, and if there were no armies, we wouldn't need them as there is nothing that requires an army to defend against anymore. An alternative is human unity, which will happen someday as it seems to be the natural evolution of societies. We start with individuals, then tribes, then villages, then cities then nations, then united continents .... That, nukes and citizen reserve armies should be enough defense. But rich and powerful people tend to want to keep their riches in case of revolutions, so they would rather pay for a standing army then count on the people to defend them.

[@edow.p.wibowo2839]

3:54 "Give me the bat" "Bring the bat" ( Kiyomasa ) Btw, where Draken?

[@kelstv7797]

😂😂

[@LahmacunLordu]

HAHAHAHA

[@itsjustvin7630]

On death row

[@cozy6308]

@@itsjustvin7630 I would time travel and save Draken from death row

[@Chibi_Nagisa]

Imao

[@Kenta-0159]

2:35 Akkun was here he's so damnnn fire 🔥

[@blueberry265official]

Thought the same😂

[@independent_owl706]

You found him! Hahaha

[@animalblundetto6510]

Vice guy: The subculture is dying Toman: *revs engine*

[@BombzofJager]

His pinky finger is missing, he definitely lived that life.

[@user-jc6ek5tg1o]

Yep. Yakuza members do that because most of your strength is in your pinky finger, and samurais without a pinky rely on their leader much more.

[@BoostedPastime]

it's sad to see old men so happy with youth and so bitter with life

[@tyjones8895]

That's what age is my friend

[@naziwalrus1059]

Boosted Fool why be mad at something you use to do... in this case he use to do.. fool fool fool fool fool all over

[@naziwalrus1059]

Boosted Fool it's like me saying kids in the future are stupid for smoking weed when I smoke weed now. like I would feel a fool....

[@0oidiedinatimemachineo024]

many americans are the same .. always talking about their "glory days" when they were teenagers and early 20s.. its just how people are you look back on when you were young and consider it one of the best times of your life.

[@st1llfr338]

Every 1 walks his own path you cant judge people beacuse you dont truly know anyone ;)

[@enigma105]

One of the best vice documentary that I've ever watched.

[@yuno2903]

3:54 kiyomasa shouting for the bat 😂

[@Jaredpelefoti]

Lowkey sad asf I have no words on this bro like it’s just sad seeing him have to explain the gangs and then hearing him say “Japan won’t let low life’s succeed in life by doing low life things” is the saddest thing I’ve heard

[@mav40420]

@Not An Expert Mountain Climber it's a way of life for them🤷🏾‍♂️ same for here in America to some it's sad to some it's good to me it's sad it's a culture for them a tradition and some people don't understand it, usually whenever people don't understand it they want it gone or they try to get rid of it but some learn it and get to understand why they do what they do. In other words it's tragic.

[@devashrijoshi9079]

Welp as much sad as I feel for the old man, you should take into account their criminal backgrounds. Ofc I fit into that low life category too. But simply because I don't fit into the standard set by society doesn't mean that you end up doing criminal things. I say as long as the gang members doesn't harm anyone they're good.

[@devashrijoshi9079]

@@mav40420 Welp as long as the gangs won't cause their own people struggles, they're fine with me. But these people has criminal records so- and they caused trouble for others too

[@cutiebunnyamber3447]

pfp seems lickable 👀👅

[@daviddicks35]

Just because someone has a criminal record don’t mean that they’re bad people can set people up and they wind up getting criminal records you got people that don’t have criminal records that out here doing God knows what criminal records don’t mean anything it’s just a label lol

[@ATrashStudio]

This is really sad bro, just like Don said it's an old man clinging to the past you can tell by how he talks when he's around other ppl and by himself how he wishes it was still a thing and he's trying to get everyone together to relive some memories but bro just imagine how you'd feel to feel part of something huge and important to everyone around you its the biggest culture and you're young and love that sort of thing and now everyones dead or in jail or gone from the scene and no one remembers them or talks about them except themselves and they have nothing really but insane memories to show for it and now they live out their lives in boring jobs remembering glory days. Imagine your life turning out like this

[@roofkorean1892]

Wow I never thought of it that way sounds fucking depressing. I'm not looking forward towards my later life

[@Yeah_na]

Like a Vietnam veteran...

[@ATrashStudio]

@@Yeah_na Facts

[@roastingpotato]

I don’t have to imagine unfortunately.

[@tricallyourmama]

Sounds like regular gang hanging lifestyle, nothing new

[@aze9723]

32:14 that question, feels like tokyo revengers

[@kevin-cx3ro]

TOKYO REVENGERSSS LMAO I WANNA SEE THE COMMENTS THE REAL COMMENTS WHEN THIS VIDEO WAS RELEASED WHEN TOKYO REVENEGRS DIDNT EXIST

[@AomineS04]

@@kevin-cx3ro to be honest I did, this Tokyo Revengers getting annoying in the comments

[@AomineS04]

@@kevin-cx3ro to be honest I did watch before this tokyo Revengers released, this Tokyo Revengers getting annoying in the comments

[@brandonwisler2755]

Lot's of people seem to have not watched the whole video or missed a key part, one of the older ex-bosozoku talks about how his leader giving him praise he never received anywhere else was the only reason he stayed in the gang; "It felt good to be acknowledged by someone I admired" the look on his face tells a story of it's own. These were just people who nobody wanted but each other, at the end of the day, fighting for glory and over petty stuff is what tore them apart like any family. (Vroom brap honda hawk 2 nice bikeo)

[@panagiac]

Even if I've never been in Japan, this documentary gives me goosebumps. Such nostalgic vibes. Oh and I love that the current members are wearing their senpai's jackets from 80s.

[@patatoh71]

panagiac weaboo

[@bergadinghess9258]

panagiac h

[@karansena]

gto

[@xys3nk3y2z8]

It's a gakuran

[@ulthera]

LOL are you kidding? do you seriously think asians are physically strong with those small bodies? all they do is showing off not making it in an action. LOL just one black LA gang can kill all of them i guess.

[@NicDoesDumbThings]

I didn't even notice he was missing a pinky until he said he became Yakuza

[@elliot3298]

oh I just noticed !

[@hardik4819]

Oh I didn't notice that😂

[@rcflem]

1:18 😟

[@AliAbbas-xp2sl]

Same thing happened to me

[@vlahblah4785]

@@AliAbbas-xp2sl how

[@mrfacestab5758]

Fun fact: The author of Tokyo Revengers was actually a gang member of the Black Emperor gang.

[@hollowblocks1567]

Hahahahah.... Astig:)

[@FedorEmelianenko1]

That’s fked up though 🤣 the most brutal gang

[@ivandevera7665]

These kinds of vids been popping up bc I love Tokyo Revengers and I ain't complaining

[@EpicGamingFeed]

2:06 i aint know they already animated kisaki right before the emma situation

[@JustMalik19]

NOOOOO🤣🤣🤣

[@starraug008]

LMAO XDDD

[@MirantiMentari4]

And truck-kun is waiting around the corner too. Lmao.

[@mikey1267]

LMAO ICANT WITH THIS COMMENT 😭🤣🤣🤣

[@GiblesWantToHug2651]

Omg pls no... 🤣

[@jaxcruzzz]

2:06 Kisaki when he hit Emma P.S. Truck-kun just around the corner 😂

[@h3ll0k177yy]

lmaooo

[@lalremruatfelatlau8888]

@@h3ll0k177yy heh

[@h3ll0k177yy]

@@lalremruatfelatlau8888 🤨

[@emuchann]

so happy truck-kun saves the day

[@ardiansyahramadhani7697]

Lol

[@xn0gaming]

When Vice still made awesome documentaries.

[@kiyoshi4948]

All I see is “Tokyo revengers this and Tokyo Revengers that” Can we just watch this and appreciate and talk about Bosozoku culture.

[@irfansyaroni8514]

I thinkbecause tokyo revengers very viral nowadays.. So many people thinking japanese motor gang = tokyo revengers wkwkwk 🤣

[@jjq9360]

People keep talking abt it cuz Tokyo Revengers is such an accurate portrayal of gangs in real life

[@femalebob1533]

well i do agree because I usually don't always want people to just talk about that stuff in this kinds of video only because of an famous anime

[@jjq9360]

@@femalebob1533 this anime is literally based off of bosozoku. TR was based off of Japanese biker gang Black Emperors so it actually makes sense that people talk about TR here

[@jjq9360]

@@femalebob1533 u have no idea what ur talkn abt, this so called famous anime is literally based on japanese gang culture , its brutality and youth delinquency in the late 90's and early 2000's

[@jairus2008]

They should make an anime about this and call it Tokyo revengers.

[@mukelanizulu6950]

🤣🤣🤣

[@zaddybytes494]

bro the anime is about the black emperor

[@mjsanjuan8913]

and make everyone so cute and lovable then killed them.🙂

[@justavideo6324]

@@mjsanjuan8913 why would you want a cute yakuza tho

[@meg8157]

LMAOOOOO

[@eugenangelopaderog7546]

Tokyo revengers was my reason to watch this tho

[@patrickepamela5250]

me too

[@okbruh4170]

Same

[@wheresmygrasses1549]

Onizuka for me 😂😁

[@kingjackson7871]

Same lol

[@fruitpunchsamurai1306]

Shonan Junai Gumi

[@d.d.6033]

Please try to imagine. You are a Japanese teenager, influenced by this style, customize your bike to this style and run around the city without a gang team affiliation. When a members of bosozoku finds you, they stop you and asks for your affiliation. There you are solicited by a local gang to "can't refuse". In the worst case, if you were running "without permission" in another city, you would be subject to "hunting".

[@orange9911]

After reading Bakuon Rettou and then watching this video I’ve gained a greater appreciation for the manga/author and also a better understanding of bosozoku. (Also the similarities between irl and the manga are pretty uncanny. For example the Zeros have a very similar uniform to the Specters, and their arch enemies are the Red Emperors which are similar to the Black Emperors.

[@_chan6xopy]

name of the author

[@orange9911]

@@_chan6xopy the authors name is Takahashi, Tsutomu. He’s a pretty underrated mangaka and his former assistant is the mangaka for BLAME!

[@_chan6xopy]

@@orange9911 see tokyo revengers manga it pretty good and the anime too it was on trending in 2021 and 3 manga selling of 2021 and fun fact is that the author of tokyo revengers was a member of black emperor

[@orange9911]

@@_chan6xopy I’ve watched s1 and it’s a pretty good delinquent show. I’d definitely say it focuses on mystery and plot more than some other delinquent manga.

[@_chan6xopy]

@@orange9911 manga?

[@frankgonzales3742]

some of y'all are missing the point. They definitely had ties to the Yakuza, (probly their leaders ended up joining) but they themselves were just small time punks that would fight each other time to time. To me, it seems like these gangs were outlets for lost young kids looking for excitement and brotherhood. They even said most members were like 16-17 years old during their active periods. Kids whose parents wouldn't even pick them up from jail due to their shame and not understanding them. Fighting was part of it, but the things they seem most nostalgic for are their bikes, their jackets, riding with other members, and just being in the gang. That's what makes this documentary so sad. 40 somethings "revisiting the glory days" of their youth, now that them and all their friends have become adults and moved on. While a big part of their lives is now not only looked at as archaic and silly, but is also pretty much extinct.

[@devashrijoshi9079]

Ah I never realized it & thought about it in this POV.... so you saying they were mostly harmless unlike the Yakuzas? But there were some violent gangs too

[@punkgrl325]

@@devashrijoshi9079 Yeah, they certainly weren’t harmless to the innocent civilians they targeted.

[@Skaffa_Duck]

He was even a yakuza

[@Skaffa_Duck]

You can see the tattoo on his chest and back

[@mohamedosman9434]

@@punkgrl325 lmao while they did occasionally commit petty crimes against civillians it wasnt anything near yakuza or other big time gangs and cut them some slack they were kids

[@DisgracedOne1031]

Let’s be honest 90% of you here are Tokyo Revengers Fans

[@Janik-pwoejrur]

I thought I‘m the only one tbh

[@zaddybytes494]

@Not An Expert Mountain Climber LMFAO

[@ended-randomcreations]

Im just here because youtube recommends me I just discovered this just this day

[@carlosparra9669]

@@ended-randomcreations yessss

[@Shazzgaming]

@Not An Expert Mountain Climber yes same thoughts they're

[@Michael-bw4xv]

One of my favourite vice videos

[@great7655]

This was very interesting to watch, it’s crazy

[@leggozombieslayin]

I love that part, "As soon as I heard those motors, my concept of school disappeared." classic

[@totravska]

How sad, "he's the last one, representing the gang by himself".

[@turtlerock9864]

Yeah it does upset a long way of their life and tradition disintegrating to nothing

[@alexfebrianoo]

+Antonio Bandana well,their cops does well,they did killed the biker gangs to it root,how cant every other country does that?

[@razgaros]

+Antonio Bandana I wonder if maybe they should'nt unite all the gangs under one name so as to keep any sort of relevency? I mean a gang of one is hardly a gang.

[@skidrocc]

that was such an awkward conversation.

[@elins4143]

kids theses days are pussies

[@jamaicavalmonte417]

4:43 Emma with the rest of toman lol 😂

[@bubbleboo530]

tysm it's a great story to know

[@Arastol]

Originally Japanese biker gangs were considered as the result of stress because of the societal shifting during the rapid economic growth in the post-WW2. After bikes have become cheaper in the 70's, young boys were attracted to the biker gangs and formed "Bousouzoku". They had their peak period in the beginning of 80's however, they become more and more strict and violent mainly because of their half-forced tradition and respect for their elders (Senpai). Ironically, those strict rules and tradition were the main reasons why "Bousouzoku" failed to attract young boys and started decreasing in the mid-80's. I was born in Japan in 1990, but even then "Bousouzoku" was near the extinction. And as you can see in the video, now the former members are just another old men ;)

[@bleachvisionTV]

Arastol this comment shound be on top to whoever statting to intersted in this documenter

[@flyinglawnmower7457]

Songs used in this video: Watapachi - Nemesis Watapachi - Narc Watapachi - Legacy Watapachi - AMG

[@jollybee5220]

Can you have an indication at what minute they were used

[@flyinglawnmower7457]

@@jollybee5220 watapachi-nemesis can be heard right at the beginning and watapachi-legacy can be heard,when the spectre gang reunites and rides again after 20 years or so.i have no clue about the rest

[@pestiarc8816]

Hero

[@flyinglawnmower7457]

@@pestiarc8816 just call me your lord and emperor joshi the great

[@WarDogKrueg]

I wish they had a version with the guy talking it sounds dope as hell

[@datogabodze]

I can really see that NOSTALGIA is really hitting this man💪🤍

[@mavisv.5215]

28:20 lmao Black Emperor is the actual gang Tokyo Revengers was based on

[@umammimm1662]

the author also used to he in black emperor

[@MultiDarto]

Yea the swastika is there lol

[@andrewborges7768]

What the younger people here don't realize is how different Japan used to be than it currently is today. That country has an extremely violent past (especially internationally). Everything changed after WW2 and it has become a generally peaceful country today.

[@tygervoods8358]

Fr, a big ass contrast. Amazing to see how much they have changed how well they have developed as they became more tolerant and peaceful

[@gunnerysergeanthartmann7454]

I bet 2 nukes would do that to any country.

[@scrumcouscake4454]

@@gunnerysergeanthartmann7454 true because Japan IS THE ONLY country that got nUkEd

[@ac_fauzan2805]

@@tygervoods8358 I think you forgot about the Yakuzas and Japan's porn industry.

[@tygervoods8358]

@@ac_fauzan2805 Yakuzas barely do shit now and their porn and hentai shit really next level good shit ngl

[@truck-kun683]

Every anime fan is here for Tokyo Manji Gang

[@HaydenDao616]

Gto?

[@KhairulmAiman]

@@HaydenDao616 Tokyo revengers

[@fruitpunchsamurai1306]

Ever heard of Shonan Junai Gumi and GTO?

[@giorgig4828]

All the little kids are here because of Tokyo Revengers. The OGs were here because of GTO

[@mikeoxlong6563]

@@giorgig4828 or out and bakuon rettou if u cultured

[@KEN-xe5sg]

俺の親も元暴走族だったけど暴走族にもいろんな人がいるって言ってたよ。 ただ仲間と走りたくて暴走族してた人もいれば環境が劣悪で非行に走って自分の存在価値を見いだしてる人とかもいたらしい。 ガキの遊びだと思われるかもしれないけど色々な感性が敏感になる10代だからこそ、非行に走って自分がどういう存在か確かめたかったんだと思う。

[@kanav9063]

no joke this gives me valhalla vibes, compared to valhalla tokyo manji is way more chill yk

[@anton8064]

All I can see is Akira.

[@iceitupgsv]

Anton and Onizuka

[@dylans8480]

KANADAAAAA

[@Arz2003]

LOL!

[@fat80832]

Dylan S TETSUUUUOOOO

[@jos1613]

Tetssssuuuooooooo

[@kakyoin9831]

They all gangster till Mikey bring the entire manji gang with him

[@kiyoshi4948]

You do realized that he was in SOUMEI alliance right? one of the biggest bosozoku alliances in all of Japan?

[@genecastrodeguito332]

Imagine forming a Gang with strict rules and fights within other gangs but instead of doing bad deeds, you only do good deeds and ride all day long with the gang. Legit a sight worth seeing.

[@ForestGreenSharpie]

bosozoku were biker gangs started by poor people wanting to rebel. If you want "good deeds" go find a charity group not a biker gang

[@watersports1381]

Thats not a gang, thats a community help group

[@surzyanglem1794]

Damn they looked so cool. I want to experience it even for a minute,the feeling to freedom and excitement they get.Its sad they are gone now😭

[@user-jy3my8nu1h]

最近も水面下で極少数生き残ってます😭

[@ELViejito100]

This documentary always touches me because I feel identified with that guy, remembering days of glory, adventures, of everything that is now a memory, is so nostalgic.

[@kervin2156]

3:22 ain't even surprise after reading Tokyo Revengers

[@yusuke1276]

lmao

[@samkamal80]

Bruh they were still in middle school

[@Mikey-on9nk]

Bruh this is real life reality is not anime so i'd say it is pretty lit

[@emuchann]

I think this is where the author of Tokyo Manji Revengers got all the inspiration from, I can really see it like for example the design of the jackets (it looks like Toman’s and Black Dragon’s jackets) and this one 15:35 looks like the Toman’s founding members group photo DAMNNN

[@MeanYoongi-us4dw]

Fan fuct: In case you forgot, Wakui was a delinquent too during the 2000s and Tokyo Revengers was inspired by gangs/delinquents during that time. Wakui didn't know how delinquents looked like today in modern era so they came up with the time leap idea and portrayed delinquents in the 2000s. They said Ken Wakui was one of the members of the black emperor.

[@shadowmaster452]

Biker gangs were already almost gone by the 2000s. Japanese delinquents in the 2000s were repping bloods, crips and other self made color gangs because the bosozoku thing had turned old and boring for the youth back in the 90s. American gangsta culture was the new thing and it's also why nowadays you can see bald dudes in cortezes and long socks there.

[@grandshogunrobo927]

got my motorcycle 2 months after i seen this video, thesis guys where so inspiring the way the talked about the machine.

[@Bitumesilicatissimo]

Fuck, Japanese makes everything so epic. Look at that coats

[@kellan2127]

You can buy them btw, search 特攻服 and you'll find the coats

[@Xercedus]

@@kellan2127 can you type the romaji version of the kanji so i could type it too? I cant copy paste it on phone

[@erenjaegar2905]

@@Xercedus Tokkō-fuku

[@angelic7472]

Tokko huku is cost over ＄1000 to customise. Usually senpai gave to kohai after retired bosozoku.

[@devashrijoshi9079]

And bikes

[@Santafunk]

These OG's are like "you ain't seen nothin' kiddos" but they're still down and treat 'em like one of their own. Respect 👊

[@oyxnova4519]

Loved this documentary on Bosozoku. It can feel their sadness and nostalgia of the old days and their young spirits still burning but being trapped in an old body. Besides the good or the bad some of them did, this culture really fascinates me a lot.

[@ventnrage4851]

Just so you know The main guy being interviewed is doing well for himself as a kick boxer. So at least those fists are still being used even if its not in the street like it used to.

[@imjustlikedenji5954]

It's far better this way

[@itsmebernard00]

The hardest gangsters wear crocs

[@DBSbluedevil]

itsmebernard nobody wanna be slipping on blood. Lmao it must be the practicality

[@crestgamez]

+DBSbluedevil no its the durability

[@sylezmakefightz9727]

Where you get those beats from ? They go hard

[@maxtruloff1950]

Watched this so many times from Aus, Still wished old mate practised this

[@lowerdragoon]

Those jackets are freaking beautiful... Wow

[@MeoithTheSecond]

That was cool i hope we get to see more of that kind of stuff.

[@MeoithTheSecond]

+Mrrkal Jnnes Seeing what previous generations and other cultures got up to in their time is very interesting, im 46 years old btw. I think its maybe you that needs to grow up so you have more of greater a appreciation of other peoples experiences instead of dismissing them entirely, yes they are not all angels but it is interesting regardless seeing what things they got up and what experiences they had.

[@castronator29]

+MeoithTheSecond When the guys from Vice want to do good stuff they are awesome. It's a pity that most of the time they do shitty stuff.

[@ainaalias2322]

The resemblance Tokyo Revengers has with this documentary is outstanding. I'm shocked through the whole video. Although the man said it was not fun, to him the memories live on & makes him feel alive. I think that's such a remarkable meaning where we should enjoy our youth as long as we can.

[@marimosslave930]

TokRev Facts: Ken Wakui. The author of Tokyo Revengers was a Former gang member back in his days. Lot of fans suspected that he's from "Black Emperor" because they have similar gang logo and uniform like Toman. Ken-sensei said that it's hard for him to describe gang in this era, so he used time leap.

[@omaewamoshindeiru616]

after watching this, i have the feels for rewatching Onizuka LOL

[@Goosetavula]

diuleiloumo chaohai what's that

[@Suyamu]

Great Teacher Onizuka. An anime and manga series about a former biker gang member who tries to be a school teacher.

[@xxxAtpe]

of course Damn you , Great Teacher Onizuka That he reminded me of. sia.

[@luffyskywalker7549]

one of my favorite anime's so good

[@superdupertrooper6732]

diuleiloumo chaohai thank you, bcuz of you, I've started watching it and becoming a fan

[@ruslentown3183]

It looked very weird but bruh, that dude Igarashi wasn't lying about his highseat looking sick when he takes it for a ride. 25:24

[@sayfridge]

Since the time i finished watching tokyo revengers KZbin has been bombarding me with Bousouzoku stuff....

[@jayceejangeronga6975]

man they say if you quit being a yakuza they'll cut off your pinky fingler , this dude got one off, he is so legit

[@mannycalavera2335]

When they speak... They actually do sound like their impersonation in anime. Did not expect that XD. Guy reminds me of Great Teacher Onizuka.

[@scrumcouscake4454]

@AlvariuzZ your shit

[@scrumcouscake4454]

@AlvariuzZ watch out

[@afdalkah6926]

Great teacher onizuka, or crows

[@KeanKennedy]

I didn't expect this to be so poignant. After that description of the sight of the many bikes up ahead, seeing that one lone soldier of a lost cause on the road hit me with a pang of sadness.

[@inertintagz7125]

It amazing how accurate Tokyo revengers is When I was watching it i was like there's no way all these teens are gang members and I thought the structure of the gangs was so extra but they actually had branches and every branch had a leader and all that

[@TheImmoralNosferatuZodd]

13:38 this segment was hands down the best