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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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1972-12-27
Runtime: 80 mins
Director: Tōru Murakawa
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama
Original title: Love and Death at Fuji Speedway
Production Companies: Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Countries: Japan