1980's Japan

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14 pointsneilpanchal3 comments

If you’re looking for actual real life footage of 1980s Japan, then I’m not sure this is it. I’ve watched a bunch of the movies where they are ripping the footage from.

Ha, I came here to say the same thing. At the least, I recognized:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampopo

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo-Ga

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_Point_(1990_film)

All good films, though maybe acquired tastes unless you are into Japanese film. The second is a documentary by Wim Wenders exploring the work of Yasujiro Ozu, mixed with Wenders' visual impressions of 80s Japan.

The crashed bike at 0:29 looks like a Honda CBR 400RR NC29, from 1990, as best I can find out.

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