A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
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Ninth movie in the Torakku Yarō series. Momojiro travels to Nagano to take Jonathan's place driving logging freight through the mountains. There he meets the wild and beautiful Natsu.
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Cast
22 people
Bunta Sugawara
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Kin'ya Aikawa
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Masumi Harukawa
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Intentions of Murder
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Miyuki Ono
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Evil Dead Trap
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Takeo Chii
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Lady Snowblood
Gōzō Sōma
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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
A Fugitive from the Past
Maria Mari
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Invisible Man: Rape!
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Аko
Known for
Shōgun
Alice in Borderland
Mitsuo Senda
Known for
The Story of Heidi
Chieko Matsumoto
Also in
Hakatakko Pure Heart
The Great Tale of the Great Tatami Progenitor
Kentaro Kudo
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Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
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Toshiaki Minami
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Norifumi Suzuki Director · Masahiro Kakefuda Screenplay Nobuaki Nakajima Screenplay
First release August 4, 1979 · Produced in Japan · Original title トラック野郎 熱風５０００キロ
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
トラック野郎 熱風５０００キロ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 4, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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