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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

54 minutes

Year:

1964

Director:

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

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Company:

Toyo Cinema

Cast:
Kimio Kawasaki

Driver (uncredited)

Crew:
Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Director

Eiko Minami

Editor

Minoru Miki

Original Music Composer

Tatsuo Suzuki

Director of Photography

Kiyoshi Kurahashi

Producer