Love and Death at Fuji SpeedwayMovie
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.
About Love and Death at Fuji Speedway
Love and Death at Fuji Speedway is a 1972 drama movie directed by Tōru Murakawa.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 20m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Toru Minegishi, Kei Kiyama, Miyoko Aoyama, Gō Awazu. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
