Double Clutch (1978)
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29 Apr 1978
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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. 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
| Shigeyuki Yamane | Director |
| James Miki | Screenplay |
| Hiroyuki Itsuki | Novel |
| Noritaka Sakamoto | Cinematography |
| Hiro Tsunoda | Music |
