On the Road : A Document (1964)

On the Road : A Document

1964

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Cast

Kimio Kawasaki as Driver (uncredited)

Crew

Tatsuo Suzuki (Director of Photography)

Eiko Minami (Editor)

Minoru Miki (Original Music Composer)

Kiyoshi Kurahashi (Producer)

Masami Makino (Producer)

Takashi Marumo (Producer)