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Release Date:
May 1, 2025
Original Title:
Gatvės lenktynininkai: Tokijas
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 63
Tokyo’s streets may seem calm and quiet at night. But in a suburban garage, the night shift is just beginning. Tires are fitted, engines tuned, and tension rising. As street racers prepare to hit the roads, the police show up, looking to shut it all down. At 2 a.m., Japan’s drifters roll out to hone their skills and chase the dream of a professional racing career. Lithuania's Vytautas "Ironvytas" Medineckas dives into the world of Tokyo’s underground drift scene, where neither cops nor roadblocks can stop the night riders.
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