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Hell Riders in Kyoto

Hell Riders in Kyoto

19731h 23m

Overview

The rich punk Junya has only one thing in mind: to race with the police on his motorcycle. That makes him unpopular, not only with the police, even with his Bosozoku buddies, who slowly but surely distance themselves from him. Junya falls in love with the equally speed-hungry Hiroko.

Directed by Takayuki Minagawa
Written by Norifumi Suzuki, Takayuki Minagawa
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Top Cast

Jiro Shirai

Jiro Shirai

Miki Sugimoto

Miki Sugimoto

Hiroko Isayama

Hiroko Isayama

Hiroshi Nawa

Hiroshi Nawa

Katsumasa Uchida

Katsumasa Uchida

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Masanori Machida

Masanori Machida

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Takuji Aoki

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Shima Takagi

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Jun Aida

About Hell Riders in Kyoto

Hell Riders in Kyoto is a crime, drama film released in 1973. Directed by Takayuki Minagawa, it stars Jiro Shirai, Miki Sugimoto, Hiroko Isayama. The rich punk Junya has only one thing in mind: to race with the police on his motorcycle. That makes him unpopular, not only with the police, even with his Bosozoku buddies, who slowly but surely distance themselves from him. Junya falls in love with the equally speed-hungry Hiroko.

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