A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 9, 1992
Original Title:
首都高速トライアル4
Alternate Titles:
Freeway Speedway 4
Shuto Kôsoku toraiaru 4
Tokyo Speedway 4
Genres:
Action | Thriller
Production Companies:
Nikkatsu Corporation
Nikkatsu Video
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 95
A boy named Kenichi, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. His most favorite car is the Skyline GT-R (BNR32). His only wish, was to become a professional driver, like his idol Keiichi Tsuchiya. His older brother sells not only his car (Silvia K's (S13)), but also his father's car as well, in order to buy a Red GT-R (BNR32). The elder brother chose to race on the streets because he knows his Kenichi won't be able to see it by the time he went pro. One day while visiting the tracks, the little boy happened to bump into Tsuchiya and was taken for a ride. As the younger brother's condition becomes worse, and on his deathbed, he makes his older brother promise to become a professional driver, and to beat Tsuchiya in a race.
Art Direction:
Masami Kobayashi
Director:
Yoshihiro Tsukada
Director of Photography:
Satoshi Shimomoto
Editor:
Yoshio Kitazawa
Executive Producer:
Koji Okumura
Lighting Technician:
Hiroaki Shiraishi
Producer:
Keiichi Tsuchiya
Shinsuke Inoue
Tatsuo Mizumoto
Screenplay:
Shūji Kataoka
Sound Recordist:
Haruyasu Ito
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