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Hairpin Circus

Original title: Heapin sakasu
  • 1972
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
119
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Hairpin Circus (1972)
JapaneseThriller

A retired racing champion, now a driving instructor, gets involved with the speed tribes after impulsively taking to the streets to relive his former glory.A retired racing champion, now a driving instructor, gets involved with the speed tribes after impulsively taking to the streets to relive his former glory.A retired racing champion, now a driving instructor, gets involved with the speed tribes after impulsively taking to the streets to relive his former glory.

  • Director
    • Kiyoshi Nishimura
  • Writers
    • Hiroyuki Itsuki
    • Hideichi Nagahara
  • Stars
    • Kiyoshi Misaki
    • Yûko Enatsu
    • Kimiko Kasai
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    119
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kiyoshi Nishimura
    • Writers
      • Hiroyuki Itsuki
      • Hideichi Nagahara
    • Stars
      • Kiyoshi Misaki
      • Yûko Enatsu
      • Kimiko Kasai
    • 1User review
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast12

    Kiyoshi Misaki
    • Toshiya Shimao
    Yûko Enatsu
    • Miki Komori
    Kimiko Kasai
    • Rie Mizukami
    Yuko Tobe
    Gorô Mutsumi
    Gorô Mutsumi
    • Noda
    Nobuhide Tachi
    • Akira
    Fumiyasu Satô
    • Ta-bô
    Yuko Ashibe
    • Noriko Shimao
    Naoki Ariyama
    • Ariyama
    Miyako Tasaka
    • Female Singer
    Nakajirō Tomita
    Nakajirō Tomita
    • Old Man
    • (as Nakajirô Tomita)
    Mayumi Niiyama
    • Director
      • Kiyoshi Nishimura
    • Writers
      • Hiroyuki Itsuki
      • Hideichi Nagahara
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Kiyoshi Misaki nascido em 13 de janeiro de 1946 ,foi piloto de corridas automobilisticas e este foi seu único filme realizado.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 5, 1972 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • ヘアピン・サーカス
    • Filming locations
      • Guia Circuit, Macau, China(footage of racing scene)
    • Production company
      • Tokyo Eiga Co Ltd.
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 24m(84 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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