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Double Clutch

0% | Apr 29, 1978
Drama

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.

Featured Crew

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James Miki
Screenplay
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Hiro Tsunoda
Music
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Hiroyuki Itsuki
Novel
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Noritaka Sakamoto
Cinematography
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Shigeyuki Yamane
Director

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