early examples of punk rock in japan include ss, star club, stalin, inu, gaseneta, bomb factory, lizard (who produced stranglers) , friction (whose guitarist reck had played teenage jesus , jerks before returning tokyo) , blue hearts. punk scene immortalized on film sogo ishii, directed 1982 film burst city featuring cast of punk bands/musicians , filmed videos stalin. in 1980s, hardcore bands such gism, gauze, confuse, lip cream , systematic death began appearing, incorporating crossover elements. independent scene included diverse number of alternative/post-punk/new wave artists such aburadako, p-model, uchoten, auto-mod, buck-tick, guernica , yapoos (both of featured jun togawa), g-schmitt, totsuzen danball , jagatara, along noise/industrial bands such hijokaidan , hanatarashi. ska-punk bands of late nineties extending in years 2000 include shakalabbits , 175r (pronounced inago rider ).