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Bruce Gilden
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Photographs: Bruce Gilden

Text: Sophie Darmaillacq & Bruce Gilden

Publisher: Arctic

96 pages

Pictures: 62

Year: 2000

Comments: Red linen hardcover, 340 x 225 mm. First edition, 2000. Black & white photographs. numbered copies. In very good condition. Included in The Photobook by Parr & Badger, vol.2, p.310.

In his latest book, Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden explores the darker side of Japan. Sixty two beautifully reproduced images cover three main areas: Yakuza (Japanese mafia), Bosozoko (Biker gangs), and lastly, street life in all its brutal reality. All images have been shot in Tokyo and Osaka, and reveal how violence and hardship weave through many aspects of daily existence in these two sprawling cities. With its 'back to front' format, specialist print techniques and sporadic use of Manga cartoon imagery, this book is a collectable must.