Freeway Speedway (1988) [N/A]

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

Flat-out speed! A challenge for the fastest 13.9 kilometers in the capital.

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.

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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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