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Dash to the Sun (1966)

Dash to the Sun poster
Original title
太陽に突っ走れ
Directed by
Ryūichi Takamori
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 28m

How it feels

A young man moves from Niigata to Tokyo to become a composer. He works as a wandering singer with a fellow dreamer and gains a few fans including a waitress.

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What happens

『太陽に突っ走れ』(たいようにつっぱしれ、Dash to The Sun)は、1966年の日本映画。主演 : 千葉真一、監督 : 鷹森立一、製作 : 東映。モノクロ・シネマスコープ、88分。 作曲家になることを目指し、新潟県から上京した進藤孝は、同じ夢を抱く増田健吉と一緒に盛り場で流しの歌手をしていた。そんな彼らにも一人二人とファンがついていき、そのなかに大衆食堂「ふじや」で働く高村光枝がいた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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