Megalopolis Express Way Trial Max

1996 1h 26m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Sendo, champion of the Osaka Expressway is challenged to a race by Tatsuya Shikiba, champion racer of the Metropolitan Expressway. During their race, Sendo crashes and injures himself. Two months later, when Sendo is released from the hospital, je looks to find Tatsuya for a rematch. Tatsuya has given up racing after the death of his friend Kazuki during a race, but Sendo wants his rematch. Kazuki’s sister, though distraught with the loss of her brother, decides to help Tatsuya get over his fear of racing and get back on the road to live out his and Kazuki’s dream of being a race car driver.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Souji Masaki
Hideki Shirakuni
Megumi Kanzaki
Chiho Hayama
Hidetoshi Okamoto
Ryo Karato
Akira Sudou
Keiichi Tsuchiya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroki Hirakawa
Writers: Hiroki Hirakawa, Takahiko Masuda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Freeway Speedway Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroki Hirakawa, shot by Seiji Wakita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshio Kitazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Souji Masaki and Hideki Shirakuni and Megumi Kanzaki carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroki Hirakawa directs. Seiji Wakita behind the camera. Yoshio Kitazawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Freeway Speedway Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Hiroki Hirakawa, shot by Seiji Wakita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Yoshio Kitazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Souji Masaki and Hideki Shirakuni and Megumi Kanzaki carry the top of the cast.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.