Double Clutch (1978)
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. 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.
Director:
Shigeyuki Yamane
Writer:
James Miki
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Hiromi Go as |
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Keiko Matsuzaka as |
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Takeo Chii as |
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Gō Awazu as |
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Yutaka Hayashi as |
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Gen Kimura as |
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Chōichirō Kawarasaki as |
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Yukio Ninagawa as |
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Aiko Morishita as |
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Yukari Ichiuji as |
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Takuji Aoki as |
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Toyoaki Yoshida as |
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Hitomi Ariyoshi as |
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Kinji Omino as |
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Koshiro Asami as |
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Kazuhiro Fukuzaki as |
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Renji Ishibashi as |
| Directing | Shigeyuki Yamane | Director |
| Writing | James Miki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hiroyuki Itsuki | Novel |
| Crew | Noritaka Sakamoto | Cinematography |
| Sound | Hiro Tsunoda | Music |