Culture, People

28\05\2014
Written by Daan Rombaut



Underground Hero: the customized Lamborghinis of Japan’s underworld

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Japan-based director and cinematographer Luke Huxham created a mini-documentary last year offering a unique insight in Tokyo’s underworld through the customized Lamborginis and motorcycles that rule the streets. It’s a subculture which blossomed from illegal, loud bōsōzoku motorcycle gangs full of young daredevils. Huxham managed to gain access to a man named Morohoshi-san, who operates in the ‘grey’ area and who tells openly about his motives: “It’s not for the thrill. I bousou [hoon] for the pursuit of being who I am.” His fascination with customized Lamborghinis started at 17, he says, when he saw — and heard — one of the Italian supercars for the first time. “I was mesmerized, and decided, then, that I would drive it no matter what it takes.”