The RICHEST Foreigner in Post-War JAPAN - The Story of Nick Zappetti
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- The story of Nick Zappetti is a story about the Japanese black markets, a short stint in pro wrestling, fake banks, stolen gems, imprisonment, Japan’s first pizza restaurant, countless lawsuits, some of the country’s most powerful Yakuza members and a divorce gone really, really bad.
Today, we take a look at how Zappetti managed to make it from a poor neighborhood in East Harlem, New York to becoming the richest foreigner in all of Japan.
This is the story of Nick Zappetti, the “King of Roppongi”!
#yakuza #japan #truecrime
www.amazon.com/Tokyo-Underwor...
www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/y...
www.turning-japanese.info/201...
www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos...
www.nicolas-pizzahouse.com/
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Movie/TV Series sources:
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
The Naked Director (2019)
Tokyo Vice (2021)
The Godfather (1972) 
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Fun (?) fact: Nick's ancestral home, Calabria, has just as rich a history of crime as Sicily. The Calabrian Mafia, called 'Ndrangheta, is hundreds of years old and has a reminiscent but different structure to the Sicilian Cosa Nostra. Built strictly on blood ties, the infiltration and study of the organization have proven difficult. Furthermore, unlike the Cosa Nostra, they've made maximum effort to stay out of the limelight and avoid public conflict with the law. As a result, they've displaced the Cosa Nostra as Italy's strongest criminal organization despite remaining largely unknown outside of Calabria. Estimates show that the organization accounts for at least 3% of Italy's ENTIRE GDP.
That IS interesting, I am fascinated by the Italian mafia as well. If it wasn't too far outside of my niche, I'd probably be making videos about them as well
And they are firmly entrenched in Australia also. Since the 1950’s
Another incredible and interesting story. From working with the mafia to working with thr yakuza, this man's story would make a great movie. Keep it up aniki, loving the unique stories.
Funnily enough, there was actually a movie about Zappetti in the works about 15 years ago, directed by Martin Scorsese! Seems like they never made it past the planning stages but I really hope we will get to see that movie eventually 🥲
Thanks for watching and commenting my friend, much appreciated 😁
@anikihistory oh my God that would have been amazing. Thats perfect plot for a Scorsese movie. The world is missing out.
No problem tho. Love the channel!
The Outsider starring Jared Leto.
TELL US ABOUT RIKIDOUZAN PLEASE SENPAI!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes sir 🫡
@@anikihistoryif you’re gonna do something about wrestling and the Yakuza around 2012(i think)
Pro Wrestling NOAH had a major scandal over its yakuza ties
Huzzah!
@@anikihistory
🤣 it’s a bit loud!
Caps are ‘fighting words’ in the online world 😆
Rikidozen would be a great subject for your channel. Especially considering the circumstances of his death.
Now you have me intrigued...
Yeah i really can't wait to dive into that one!
His story is pretty cool! He was featured as a sports hero in an old anime Karate Baka Ichidai. Mas Oyama (founder of Kyokushinkai Karate) is a Korean transplant like Rikidozen that became Japanese. There has been some controversy of Oyama's Yakuza connection too. The Korean connection in the Yakuza. Hmmmm.......
This story, as your stories as usual, is so interesting and particular... thank you :D
How is it possible that you have only 10k subscribers, your videos are so qualitative
Tbh I am still in disbelief that I even got to 10k subs!
Glad you're enjoying the content though 🙏🏻 thanks for tuning in!
@@anikihistoryMy friend he is right though, i have never seen a youtube channel with as little subscribers as you, with videos of this level of quality, especially editing wise.
Japans first Pizza restaurant?!!! Yes very intriguing
Your stories are engaging and interesting, and I can only imagine the amount of research you must have to do. Brilliant, thank you.
Thank you! The script for this one was especially tough, I'm glad it turned out well 😁
Very interesting story, very well presented!
I read "Tokyo Underworld" a couple of years ago and was wondering if you used them as a source to talk about Nick Zapetti. Awesome video!
This is CRAZY... Thank you!
Another great episode mate, never heard of this guy. You've really tapped into a topic and time that fascinates, looking forward to the next. Definitely interested in hearing about the Sumo guy and any other interesting characters. The ninja are another another fascinating topic (albeit back in feudal Japan)if there's any relation there. I also love the old Takashi Miike yakuza films :)
Thanks for watching man!
I'm really looking forward to talking about the history of Ninja, guess we both got something to look forward to with that one 🥷
Great show
Interesting video on Nicola Pizza and Mr. Zappetti. Speaking of which in terms of entertainment aspect is concern, for ANIKI, as an old school pro wrestling fan, you should do a video of Japan's Founding Fathers of Pro Wrestling such as Rikidouzan and among other Japanese pro wrestling pioneers. Best wishes from Southern California!!
Upvote for Rikidozan!🎉
Thanks, Aniki. My suggestion. 👍 I read a book about him not long ago
Yeah I remember you suggesting this one! I owe you one haha 😁
Thanks for watching mate 🤝
this channel is the best
Thank you! 🤝
what’s the song you used in the intro and outro?
I read the book about this guy.. Really, it covered a lot of post war japan. It's not the best book written, but it is good if you are interested in the topic. Tokyo Underworld: The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan
Yeah the book is super informative, even though it goes off-topic for long stretches a bit too often for my taste haha
I find it strange how a lot of the people you talk about don't even have a Wikipedia page written about them. Despite being so powerful, these people are obscure figures outside of Japan. Some are probably even obscure in Japan these days as their names have been forgotten over the years.
Damn it Mac, when I said "knockout drops", I didn't mean "drop him to a knockout"!
Incredible content!
Haha 🤣
Thanks for watching and commenting! 😁
I had no idea about this guy, nice research man
Dude is almost invisible on the internet, it's crazy haha
Hope you enjoyed the video man, thanks for tuning in 🙏🏻
@anikihistory always a pleasure to watch man
Great episode.. BTW
Another interesting story about Italian criminals making a fortune in Japan, is Delfo Zorzi one. A far-right terrorist, allegedly involved in the biggest terrorist actions here in Italy during the late 60s and the early 70s, who went to Japan and started the trade of fake luxury products and become super rich...
Damm that's a fantastic suggestion, I'll look into it in the future! Foreigners in Japan always make for an interesting story it seems
Another fish out of water story in Japan. Along with Yasuke and William Adams.
When I went to Japan for the first time, I ordered a pizza with a soft fried egg in the middle.
FASCINATING.
Pretty cool seeing how Emperor Akihito looked as a young man.
Dude was kinda handsome not gonna lie hahaha
@@anikihistory Indeed
Ty for using Movie sources! What were the movies you used on that movie about the yamagumi guchi where you find it?:
That was "Battles Without Honor and Humanity" alternatively known as "The Yakuza Papers"!
There are 5 movies but unfortunately they are pretty hard to find depending on which region you reside in 🥲 at least the first movie should be available to stream on Amazon or RUclips though!
What an oddly whimiscal criminal pizza career.
Main problem i have with his legacy is his pizza sucks now. I went to his yokota branch when i lived there a few years ago. it's been totally japanified
Interesting stuff as always, I would say "Good" stuff but not a lot of what could be considered good people are involved in these stories lol
Well said! Haha
Could you please do other foreigners in Japanese History, especially some fellow Brits for me.
If i find a goood story about a Brit in Japan, I guarantee that I'll cover it in a future video!
Cheers mate 😬
Watching this…makes you feel sorry for all the Kamikazes from a few years earlier.
Great story but by foreign you seem to mean exclusively American. Because there are even richer and more successful Zainichi Koreans (在日韓国), who are foreign citizens residing in Japan. For example, Masayoshi Son a billionaire technology entrepreneur and third-generation Zainichi Korean, who naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 1990.
The main picture you use to show of Nick Zapetti doesn’t go well with the depiction of him as a gangster. He looks like an old dude in a bathrobe 😂
You also use footage from many movies that have nothing to do with the narration (such as The Naked Director, available on Netflix) and make me question your facts and sources since you don’t seem to mind if your visuals don’t match the content of the narration. You should try to stick to visuals that actually support what you’re saying. If you can’t find a good visual, then don’t use one.