Double Clutch (1978)
Synopsis
Hiromi Go plays a high school student who needs a role model in his life badly. He's raised by his older sister played by Keiko Matsuzaka who is a hostess at a night club. She meets a man who becomes her boyfriend. He races in a off-road car rally professionally. The same man becomes Go's role model and teaches him sophisticated car driving techniques. One of the techniques taught is 'double clutch' ( Thus the movie's title Double Kuracchi ) to make gear transition smoothly between shifts. Due to an unfortunate accident, Matsuzaka's character dies and Go is left to fend for his life. Hiromi Go was a big pop idol in Japan when this movie was created. Both Go and Matsuzaka still enjoys high celebrity status in Japan.
Release Date: 1978-04-29
Runtime: 87 minutes
Director: Shigeyuki Yamane
Top Cast
- Keiko Matsuzaka as
- Hiromi Go as
- Takeo Chii as
- Gō Awazu as
- Yutaka Hayashi as
- Gen Kimura as
- Chōichirō Kawarasaki as
- Yukio Ninagawa as
- Aiko Morishita as
- Yukari Ichiuji as
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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