THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT

While the yakuza exercised their own means of justice and brutality, their female counterparts, the sukeban gangs – concealed razor blades and chains beneath their long skirts and sailor shirts, with membership swelling to the tens of thousands at the peak of this subculture’s popularity.  Sukeban members indulged in petty crime and brawled with rival gangs, but they still maintained a strict code of justice.

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