Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

1976 1h 40m JA

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

ActionComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Momojiro comes to the rescue of beautiful Akiko who struggles to run a ranch on her own.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bunta Sugawara
Kin'ya Aikawa
Yoko Shimada
Sanae Tsuchida
Tatsuo Umemiya
Masumi Harukawa
Tōru Yuri
Hideo Murota

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Writers: Tatsuo Nogami, Shinichiro Sawai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Truck Rascals" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Norifumi Suzuki, shot by Masahiko Iimura. 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 Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Bunta Sugawara and Kin'ya Aikawa and Yoko Shimada carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0360089 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Norifumi Suzuki directs. Masahiko Iimura behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Hiroshi Suzuki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Truck Rascals" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Norifumi Suzuki, shot by Masahiko Iimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hiroshi Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bunta Sugawara and Kin'ya Aikawa and Yoko Shimada carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0360089 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Masahiko Iimura
Original score: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Editing: Hiroshi Suzuki
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Truckster Goes to Hokkaido (1976)

Part of

Truck Rascals

Torakku Yarō (トラック野郎) is a series of ten Japanese comedy-action films produced by Toei and released from 1975 to 1979. All ten films in the series were directed by Noribumi Suzuki and starred Bunta Sugawara as Momojiro Hoshi ("Ichibanboshi" or "first star") and Kinya Aikawa as Kinzo Matsushita, also known as "Jonathan". The title Torakku Yaro means "truck guys" or "truck rascals", and the films involve two truckers and their various escapades as they travel around Japan in highly decorated trucks.