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Book - Go 

Bruce Gilden 

Arguing that many of the people in Japan wear a 'mask of uniformity', Bruce Gilden wanted to dig deeper to find persons who were both physical and intense and who, in one way or another, stood out from the others. What he found, presented here in his collection "Go", was an assortment of homeless men and women, day workers, Yakuza (members of traditional organized crime groups in Japan, which is said to be the largest organized crime phenomenon in the world), right wing nationalists and bosozoku - a subculture where groups of young men and women share a common interest in designing and driving... 

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JAPAN. 1999. 

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JAPAN. 2000. 

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2000. Homeless man reads his newspaper. 

Bruce Gilden 1998

JAPAN. Asakusa. 1998. Two members of the Yakuza, Japan's mafia.... 

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2000. Dayworker for the homeless people gets his hair cut. 

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JAPAN. 1999. 

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2000. Dayworker and homeless man in a government run building.... 

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2000. Homeless man eats his bagel in the shogee room. 

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JAPAN. Asakusa. 1998. Members of Yakuza, Japan's mafia, at the... 

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JAPAN. Asakusa. George ABE, right, an ex-Yakuza member and celebrity... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 2000. Aoyama cemetary. Taxi driver sleeping in... 

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JAPAN. Shinjuku. 1998. Homeless man behind glass.

Bruce Gilden 1996

JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996. Right Wing Nationalist at Emperor palace.... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Kaeda. 1996. Business man at lunchtime outside... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. August 15, 1999. Yasakuni temple. 

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JAPAN. Kyoto. August 15th, 1999. Right Wing Nationalist at Yasakuni... 

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JAPAN. Shinjuku. 1999. Business man on the way down to the subway.... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1999. Ayumi Sakai, 28, former prostitute and novelist.... 

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JAPAN. Shinjuku. 1999. Raven on pole. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Asakasa. 1996. Man on the weekend smoking. 

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JAPAN. Sanya. 1996. Homeless man waits in the food line on a... 

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JAPAN. 1998. 

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JAPAN. Sanya. 1996. Homeless man laughs as he waits in the food... 

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JAPAN. Sanya. 1996. Homeless man being carried away into an ambulance.... 

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JAPAN. 1999. 

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JAPAN. 1999. 

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Drunken homeless man damages his face by falling on the floor.... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 2000. Wife of a dayworker drinking at an outdoor... 

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2000. Homeless man in sleeping bag outside a government building.... 

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JAPAN. 1999. 

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JAPAN. Kamonomiya. 1999. Shun Matsumoto (left) & Kenta Suzuki... 

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JAPAN. Kamonomiya. 1999. Giant celebrates his birthday at the... 

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JAPAN. Kamonomiya. 1999. Ken Takahashi wearing a plastic bag... 

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JAPAN. Kamonomiya. 1999. Sasuke & Kenta relaxing during a motorcycle... 

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JAPAN. Kamonomiya. 1999. Bikers leave motorcycle meeting while... 

Bruce Gilden 1999

JAPAN. Kamonomiya. 1999. Shinichi being carried out of the bar/restaurant... 

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JAPAN. 1999. 

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JAPAN. Kamonomiya. 1999. Waitress serving drinks. Shinichi was... 

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JAPAN. Kamonomiya. 1999. Sosuke Morita wearing gang uniform.... 

Bruce Gilden 1999

JAPAN. Kamonomiya. 1999. Takahisa Igarashi (left), Giant (middle),... 

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JAPAN. Asakusa. 1998. Mr. Takanashi, unofficial Yakuza mascot,... 

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JAPAN. Asakusa. 1998. Members of Yakuza, Japan's mafia, pull... 

Bruce Gilden 1998

JAPAN. Asakusa. 1998. Members of Yakuza, Japan's mafia, pull... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996. After a wedding. 

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JAPAN. 1998. 

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JAPAN. 1998. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Veno. 1996. Worker. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Shinjuku. 1996. A man smokes a cigarette. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Ginza. 1996. A Japanese Woman shopping. 

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JAPAN. 1996. 

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JAPAN. Sanya. 1999. Homeless man lights a cigarette at a outdoor... 

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JAPAN. 1996. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Asakusa. 1996. Homeless man sleeps on the streets.... 

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JAPAN. 1999. 

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2000. Kamiasum dog. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Asakusa. 1996. Woman showing breast. 

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JAPAN. 1998. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Shinjuku. 1999. Man on cell phone. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Sanya. 1999. Business man on his way to work. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996. Shinjuku. JR station morning rush hour. 
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