someone on Twitter:
Have you ever wondered to yourself, “is there a street racing film in the style of an early Michael Mann movie made in Japan?” Well, look no further. Toho’s Hairpin Circus (1972) features dizzying car chases, moody tension, and a killer Jazz score by Masaaki Kikuchi.
Trailer:
Full film:
Being of this vintage means its shot on film too!
Fun to see Japan in the 1970s…
Also worth thinking all of this film would have been recorded to analog tape.
Some of those race recordings sound so throaty & powerful – beautiful analog distortion!!
also available via The Archive