Hot Road (2014)

Profile

• Movie: Hot Road
• Romaji: Hotto Rodo
• Japanese: ホットロード

• Director: Takahiro Miki
• Assistant Director: Katsumi Ishikawa
• Writer: Taku Tsumugi (manga), Tomoko Yoshida
• Producer: Tadashi Oosumi , Tomoko Jo, Ken Honma, Kazutaka Akimoto, Seiji Okuda
• Cinematographer: Koske Yamada
• Release Date: August 16, 2014
• Runtime: 119 min.
• Genre: Teen-Romance / Based on a Comic
• Distributor: Shochiku
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

“Hot Road” depicts sad and fierce love between 14-year-old Kazuki and 16-year-old Hiroshi.

Kazuki Miyaichi (Rena Nounen) lives with her mother. Kazuki does not like her mother’s boyfriend and she feels that she is not loved by her mother. This leads Kazuki to get into trouble.

Hiroshi Haruyama (Hiroomi Tosaka) is a troubled kid who does part-time jobs for a living instead of going to school. He is a member of the motorcycle gang “Nights”.