Love and Death at Fuji Speedway (1972)

  • NR
  • 12/27/1972 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 20m

Overview

The movie was inspired by real life test driver Yukio Fukuzawa, who on 12 February 1969 lost control of his Toyota 7 at Fuji Speedway near Nakahinata, Japan and fatally smashed into a signpost. In the movie Kei Kiyama’s pop singer character meets Tôru Minegishi’s doomed racer when he happens along as she’s throwing her own records into the sea. From there things get even cheerier.

Tōru Murakawa

Director, Screenplay

Kazuhiko Furuya

Screenplay

Cast

Toru Minegishi's headshot

Toru Minegishi

Kei Kiyama's headshot

Kei Kiyama

Miyoko Aoyama's headshot

Miyoko Aoyama

Gō Awazu's headshot

Gō Awazu

Eimei Esumi's headshot

Eimei Esumi

Moeko Ezawa's headshot

Moeko Ezawa

Seri Ishikawa's headshot

Seri Ishikawa

Pop singer
Hatsue Tonooka's headshot

Hatsue Tonooka

Dancer

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