Love and Death at Fuji Speedway (1972)
Love and Death at Fuji Speedway (1972) - Drama Movies 80 minutes. Aishu no circuit, Aishu no sakitto, Circuit of Sorrow. The movie was inspired by real life test driver Yukio Fukuzawa, who on 12 February 1969 lost control of his Toyota 7 at Fuji Speedway near Nakahinata, Japan and fatally smashed into a signpost. In the movie Kei Kiyama’s pop singer character meets Tôru Minegishi’s doomed racer when he happens along as she’s throwing her own records into the sea. From there things get even cheerier.
Released: Dec 27, 1972
Runtime: 80 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Toru Minegishi, Kei Kiyama, Miyoko Aoyama, Gō Awazu, Eimei Esumi, Moeko Ezawa
Crew: Tōru Murakawa (Director), Tōru Murakawa (Screenplay), Yasuo Higuchi (Original Music Composer), Yoshie Kikukawa (Art Direction), Akira Miura (Producer), Seri Ishikawa (Music)