Alive Drift

"Virtual to Reality"

2022 2h 1m JA

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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E-sports gamer Koichi tries his hand at real-life racing when he is contacted by a drift team who is on the verge of shutting down. Koichi demonstrates his mastery in a real car, but he is up against professional drivers who challenge him in races of life and death. Koichi`s blossoming technique, passion, courage, and teamwork break down the barriers between the virtual and the real, taking him and his team to new extremes.

“Virtual to Reality”

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Cast

Shuhei Nomura
Koichi Ohba
Ai Yoshikawa
Natsumi Muto
Takanori Jinnai
Ryosuke Muto
Sho Aoyagi
Souichiro Kobayashi
Shodai Fukuyama
Kai Shibasaki
Hirotaro Honda
Ryuji Kasai
Karin Tsuji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ten Shimoyama
Writers: Yu Sakudo, Yu Sakudo
Languages: Japanese

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ten Shimoyama, shot by Koshi Kiyokawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Shuhei Nomura and Ai Yoshikawa and Takanori Jinnai carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Virtual to Reality".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15327548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ten Shimoyama directs. Koshi Kiyokawa behind the camera. Ten Shimoyama cuts. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Ten Shimoyama, shot by Koshi Kiyokawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Ten Shimoyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Shuhei Nomura and Ai Yoshikawa and Takanori Jinnai carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Virtual to Reality".
7IMDB entry: tt15327548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.