Way of the Nezumi: The minds of Tokyo graffiti brothers

Shart and Bahk are underground graffiti artists, activists, and real-life brothers in Tokyo. As they continue to do their work on the streets, they opened their latest exhibition titled, "Tokyo Incognito - Nezumi Hunting" on June 24th, 2022 at Block House in Harajuku.
The video covers an overview of who they are and what they are saying through their exhibit this time.
Director: Frederic Perera
Producer: Frederic Perera
Co-Director of Photography: Shuki Hara
Co-Director of Photography: Taiyo Nakazawa
Assistant Camera: Hibiki Takahashi
Audio Recording: Julian Parr
Interviewer: Koto Katayama
Music: Trey Graves and Fernanda Perera
Title and Drawings: Shart and Bahk
Editor: Frederic Perera

[@dizmop]

rather than "Graffiti artists", these seem like artists who are inspired by Graffiti

[@gallowshumor1784]

these guys need to get up

[@oa8945]

they had a TIE tag up on their wall 💯

[@Slayerrrrrr]

Yo I saw Shart in Tokyo up a lot on a recent trip. Mad respect

[@optimisticboy8603]

These kids are known as absolute toys and having connections w lots of ppl including US writers cuz they’ve been mimicking graff since they were babies.

[@GetOffUrPhone]

Thanks for answering this, I've had this question ever since seeing them online years before. Their shit just seems so whack and not in an antistyle type of way lol. Like there's plenty of good fucking writers in Japan and it ain't them

[@wheresmyrooptoff4056]

disrespect🤡🤡

[@lordkiza8838]

Lol 2 kids who know nothing of old school form.

[@PlutoTheGod]

In what world? Tokyo has its own graffiti scene and rough style of throw ups and these two are both VERY up and respected in the streets there. Anyone up in Tokyo means business and is not some toy writer fucking around. I’ve been seeing both of them for years and not one bad word has been spoken.

[@josephbirmingham5939]

Where’s the graffiti?

[@PlutoTheGod]

It’s so funny people are calling them toy left and right yet probably have no fucking clue about the actual graffiti scene in Japan. These guys are very up & consistent in Tokyo and honestly have some of the cleaner styles that come out of there. Their canvas stuff really has nothing to do with what they do on the streets.

[@taemo3707]

Fr reminds me of the people calling certain handstyles "toy" Culture is different in other areas, respect it.

[@PlutoTheGod]

@@taemo3707 there’s definitely stuff you gotta be around for a while to respect, people in their first couple years who still barely even know what’s going on in their own writes aren’t gonna understand things like busflow or wickeds unless they’re from that. Levels to this lmao

[@mattjames2510]

The most tamest graffiti vid ive ever seen🤣🤣🤪😜

[@afraidofdrowning]

nah these two are cool. they know good style. from the tie screen print on the wall to the dfw gems hidden on the desk. reminds me of fun style like zombra & wanto246. also big shout out homie for wearing an orfn shirt too.

[@layditms2]

lmfao

[@sergiosandoval7955]

Only haters call others toy. I've never heard a good artist call another a toy. They only uplift and show the way.

[@Zajin13]

The illegal graffiti scene is super competitive. Calling someone a toy is a challenge to change the accusers mind, nothing more. Get your wack ass „everyone has to support everyone“ attitude out of here, the goal is to get better not to get comfortable

[@Jakob.Hamburg]

Thank you for this insight.

[@Mannymanuelvilla]

I need to visit Tokyo 🧐

[@森森-z8q]

A graffiti festival exist in Tokyo / Japan ?

[@kingofthegames7179]

...I saw shart up in vancouver lmao
not sure if it's the same one or not but throw looks about identical

[@ayysasuke]

shart LOL

[@cresplove]

Fresh , brothaz!! :)

[@layditms2]

lolz

[@michaelsmith-ws2mb]

Shart?!?!?Lol!

[@yoyoyoanyoneseenmyyoyo2974]

I was thinking the same!

[@afolk608]

Toy

[@lucasbrtz]

Keep it up samurai mates ❤😂

[@yemzik4748]

toys

[@layditms2]

weird this imitating our styles and what we grew up with

[@francisbaxter4663]

Art is typically inspired by art, complete originality is next to impossible to achieve.

[@dabido908]

そのとおりだ

[@Team.cyunibyo]

TZ基本シャバい

[@RafaelGarcia-ud8rn]

TOY

[@europeanshaman]

“In Tokyo is completely different”…no it isn’t! Here in Europe when bombing we really don’t avoid trouble. We dive into it, that’s the true graffiti energy.

[@PlutoTheGod]

Nah Tokyo graff is definitely a very different animal. They have a crazy level of surveillance and their culture in general does not fuck around with it. Some euro countries and cities are the same way, but the vast ones that are bombed out really don’t go too crazy.

[@sonny1214]

yeesh

[@mam-u3n]

Special toy

[@ArtGoura]

😎🌞☘🤙

[@hykh601]

寒い

[@mam-u3n]

japanese toy