Hong Kong Tattoo Legend: VICE INTL (China)

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With his traditional Chinese/Japanese patterns, Jimmy Ho, now in his sixties, remains one of the coolest and most forward ­thinking tattooists in Hong Kong.

James Ho, Jimmy’s father, is widely recognized as Hong Kong’s very first local tattoo artist as he started inking foreign sailors as early as 1960s ­ so if anything, Jimmy learnt everything from his old man.

Jimmy opened his first tattoo shop at the age of 14, followed by more than 40 years serving clients including film stars and local gangsters. We visited his shop in Portland Street, Mong Kok, to talk to the veteran about his glorious career and “the golden age of Hong Kong tattoo”, while getting a koi fish tattoo on ourselves.

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29 Comments
  1. SuperLeo says

    bruh look at the girl on the left at 12:22

  2. 吴瀚宇 says

    I hear L.M.F.!

  3. Kid Kootenay says

    I liked the video but you have to be a speed reader to keep up, or pause each sentence not so bad on some platforms but others its hell

  4. Ari Randle says

    A lot of Seamen..pinky and swallow had to come help

  5. Tamara DeLorme says

    @6:20 fuck he’s rough eh! Wow! Lol

  6. CptStankFanger says

    13:59 How clean is the shop if he cant be bothered to clean that fan?

  7. no subscriber says

    He is nothing compare to the legend tattoo artist from Kalinga,Phillippines apo Whang Od

  8. Jay Dagger says

    we dont speak noodles here

  9. Jamal Mason says

    That tattoo he's doing throughout is horrible

  10. Uzi Quattro says

    thats one dirty fan

  11. Car los Villanueva says

    Horiyoshi III the legend

  12. cactuscookedupjack 91 says

    He was excited to pull out his dads old tools .. Good memories are priceless

  13. Juliana Chislu says

    I'm a tattooer, I literally got palpitations just by seeing his lack of awareness of health-hazard/cross-contamination

  14. mobaACE Yachemi says

    Cross… Contamination!!!

    ***triggered****

  15. Changing Tides. says

    One glove is like cutting a condom in half and thinking it’s going to work. What the fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. Lords of the Long Box says

    Pinky Yun is a bay area legend of Tattoos. He was spoken in American circles in the same names are Sailor Jerry and Ed Hardy. Dragon Tattoos in San Jose was open for a long time. Pinky passed away in 2010 I think.

  17. Sr duvidos says

    Mother love me, long time, long time
    Sucky sucky fucky fucky
    Wonton, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Wonton, Hong Kong, wonton
    One time, one time, wonton
    Love me long time
    Feed on my long schlong
    Go back to Hong Kong gong
    I'll send you back to Hong Kong
    Pair a wonton, wonton, love me long
    Mother love me, long time, long time
    Sucky sucky fucky fucky
    Wonton, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Wonton, Hong Kong, wonton
    One time, one time, wonton
    Love me long time
    Feed on my long schlong
    Go back to Hong Kong gong
    I'll send you back to Hong Kong
    Pair a wonton, wonton, love me long
    Mother love me, long time, long time
    Sucky sucky fucky fucky
    Wonton, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Wonton, Hong Kong, wonton
    One time, one time

  18. Joao Tattoo says

    No gloves, metal tip. My god thats heath hazard right there

  19. Rus miyati says

    Can give me your andrees…mongkok where ?

  20. Frikandel Kroket says

    Delay no more mandarin speaking.

  21. SuperEurobeat M3 says

    He's retired now so sad ;((((((((

  22. Papa Joe says

    Why was he not wearing 2 gloves? I’ve had one tattoo session without gloves it felt gross he does good work don’t get me wrong this guys an oh of tattoos but still

  23. Joseph Sevilla says

    Dont fuxk with his queens

  24. The Onion Control says

    Hong Kong isn't china

  25. kirby Perez says

    tattoo legend..????. nope…. i think the tattoo legend is in the nothern part in the philippines…

  26. liliana marques says

    Hello guys

  27. Daniel says

    05:58 now that's a real douche lol

  28. Peng Su says

    imagine vice spain did this documentary. the intro and stuff would be in spanish… the cantonese speaker would speak cantonese and the British person would speak english. vice china made this so the voiceovers will be mandarin. simple

  29. Franklin Jo says

    Legends tatoo

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