A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 26, 1988
Original Title:
首都高速トライアル
Alternate Titles:
Freeway Speedway - Megalopolis Express Way Trial
Megalopolis Express Way Trial
Shuto Konsoku Trial
Shuto Kôsoku toraiaru
Tokyo Speedway
Genres:
Action | Drama
Production Companies:
Orient 21
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 95
Street racers challenge each other to exceed the current speed record held by the F1 racer. However, in order to break the record of the Megalopolis Express Freeway, you need to have "luck" in addition to a high-powered street-machine and driving technique. And you must be able to conquer the "Devil’s Curve". Racers bet their dreams and their lives against one another in a dangerous game of speed.
Art Direction:
Iwao Saitô
Assistant Director:
Masanori Kudo
Shinsuke Inoue
Hiroyuki Muramatsu
Director:
Katsuji Kanazawa
Director of Photography:
Teio Noda
Editor:
Shigeru Okuhara
First Assistant Director:
Masaharu Ito
Lighting Technician:
Takeshi Tajima
Original Music Composer:
Minoru Yamazaki
Producer:
Koji Okumura
Screenplay:
Takeshi Saito
Sound Recordist:
Masaji Hosoi
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