High School Wars: Drift or Die!

2010 1h 28m JA

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Synopsis

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Rofu High School is divided between three rival gangs. While Toshi (Nagayama Takashi) is known as the leader of the weakest faction of the bunch, he is actually a skilled street racer as well. In order to defend his friends and preserve their friendship, he takes on two rival gangs in a final showdown.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Takashi Nagayama
Toshiya Yano
Yui Koike
Ami Nakamura
Yu Miura
Ranmaru Machimura
Yusuke Seto
Tetsu
Naoki Yukawa
Jiro
Kôhei Majima
Yohei
Masanori Mimoto
Ryuichi
Miku Wakusawa
Mitsue

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Hirose
Writers: Fukushima Yoshiki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "High School Wars 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akira Hirose, shot by Tetsuro Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takayoshi Tarui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Takashi Nagayama and Yui Koike and Yu Miura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1730693 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akira Hirose directs. Tetsuro Imai behind the camera. Takayoshi Tarui scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Part of the "High School Wars Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Akira Hirose, shot by Tetsuro Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Takayoshi Tarui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Takashi Nagayama and Yui Koike and Yu Miura carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1730693 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.