Movie

On the Road: A Document

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Japanese documentary from 1964 directed by Noriaki Tsuchimoto. The film focuses on the taxi drivers of Tokyo in the year before the Tokyo Olympics and the difficulties they face: construction obstructing traffic, poor working conditions, numerous accidents, and bad pay. It becomes a critique of a changing and modernizing urban Japan.

Director

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Music

Minoru Miki

Screenplay

Tokuo Kusunoki

Status

Released

Release date

01/01/1964

Original language

Japanese