Hot Road

Hot Road

2014 · 119 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

Teenager Kazuki Miyaichi has always felt unloved by her mother due the circumstances surrounding her birth. Because she harbors anxiety and perceives herself as being worthless to others, she engages in acts of juvenile delinquency. One day, a transfer student from Yokohama named Eri introduces her to Hiroshi Haruyama, a reckless youth who’s a member of the “Nights” motorcycle gang. Kazuki finds herself increasingly drawn to Hiroshi over time, but he soon becomes leader of the Nights and gets caught up in a conflict with a rival gang.

Directed by Takahiro Miki · Written by Tomoko Yoshida

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Non Kazuki Miyaichi
Hiroomi Tosaka Hiroshi Haruyama
Yoshino Kimura Kazuki's Mother
Yukiyoshi Ozawa Suzuki
Ryohei Suzuki Toru Tamami
Haruka Eri
Rina Ohta Rina Ohta
Go Riju Takatsu
Motoki Ochiai Richard
Yuki Yamada Kinpa
Machiko Washio Kazuki's Teacher
Toru Nomaguchi Doctor

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