The Last Hero

The Last Hero

1982 · 112 min · ★ 6.3 · Action

The 8th All-Japan Road Race Championship. The internationally ranked A-level SUGO circuit is on the edge of its seat as the 500 cc final draws near. Akio Kitano and Keishi Ooki face off: private team versus factory team. In the final lap, Akio is overtaken by Ooki and loses by a hair. The reason for his defeat? The difference between their two machines. With their scores tied, the two wait for the next match to settle the score for good.

Directed by Haruki Kadokawa · Written by Shōichi Maruyama

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Masao Kusakari Akio Kitano
Rebecca Holden Christine Adams
Nana Kinomi Keiko Saitou
Atsuko Asano Azusa Ogata
Eiji Okuda Muneyuki Ogata
Yosuke Isozaki Kazumi Ogata
Hiroshi Katsuno Keishi Ooki
Yutaka Hayashi Takashi Amemiya
Mayumi Asaka Naoko Mikimoto
Kōjirō Kusanagi Tetsuya Kamedani
Hirohisa Nakata Hatada
Akihiro Shimizu Shimazaki

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