Double Clutch
movie

Released April 29, 1978
Genres:
Overview
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.
Runtime
1h 27m
Origin Country
Japan
Original Language
Japanese
Original Title
ダブル・クラッチ
Status
Released
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- 日本語 (Japanese)
Production Companies

Shochiku
Japan







