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赤道を駈ける男 (1968)

赤道を駈ける男 poster
Directed by
Buichi Saitō
Country
Japan

How it feels

A Japanese action star travels to Brazil for a long location shoot. He gets into chases and fights while crossing the equator.

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What happens

『地球40度線 赤道を駈ける男』(ちきゅうよんじゅうどせんせきどうをかけるおとこ)は、1968年4月28日に公開された日活制作のアクション映画で監督は斎藤武市。 小林旭の映画100本出演記念作品として長期のロケがブラジルで行われた。小林が自ら企画し、小林の設立会社したアロー・エンタープライズ初の映画でもある。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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