Wangan Midnight: The Movie (2009)

Original title

湾岸ミッドナイト THE MOVIE

Directed by

Atsushi Muroga

Genre

action film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese street racer drives on the Wangan expressway at night, chasing speed and rivalries. The story follows his obsession with a legendary car and high-stakes races against other drivers.

fast-pacedintenseadrenaline-fueledsuspensefulstylishurbancompetitive

What happens

Wangan Midnight (Japanese: 湾岸ミッドナイト, Hepburn: Wangan Middonaito) is a Japanese racing manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits in 1990, but was later serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from 1992 to 2008. The manga was compiled into 42 volumes published by Kodansha. A second manga series titled Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner was published from 2008 to 2012. A third manga series, Ginkai no Speed Star, was published from 2014 to 2015. A fourth manga series, Shutoko SPL – Ginkai no Speedster, started in 2016. The series has been adapted into several live action feature films, video games, and an anime television series. The anime was broadcast in Japan from June 2007 to September 2008 on the anime satellite television network Animax, animated by A.C.G.T and produced by OB Planning. In 1999, Wangan Midnight won the 23rd Kodansha Manga Award in the general category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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