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In Tokyo, at the Intersection of Japanese Gangster Culture and Lamborghinis

By Rain Noe - May 23, 2014

in Object Culture | Cars

The GIF you see above isn't CGI, it's a Lamborghini wrapped in holographic vinyl film. Not many of us can relate to the problem of our Gallardo not being flashy enough, but then most of us don't earn our livings on the wrong side of the law in Tokyo.

The GIF (kindly extracted by this gent) is from the following video, shot in Tokyo by L.A.-based Japanophile and car lover "Steve." Fluent in Japanese, he seeks a second meeting with one of Tokyo's underworld figures that has a passion for blinged-out Lambos:

Whereas Morohoshi-san comes across as rather kindly in that video, he's a bit more menacing in this earlier video of him below, shot by videographer Luke Huxham. In this one, the gentleman explains both his lifestyle and the root of his Lamborghini passions: