Hot Road (film)

Hot Road
Poster
ホットロード
Directed byTakahiro Miki
Written byTaku Tsumugi
Screenplay byTomoko Yoshida
Based onHot Road by Taku Tsumugi
Produced by
  • Shigeaki Yoshida
  • Naoto Fujimura
Starring
CinematographyKosuke Yamada
Edited byNaoya Bando
Music bymio-sotido
Production
company
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • August 16, 2014 (2014-08-16)
Running time
119 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥2.52 billion[2]

Hot Road (ホットロード,Hotto rôdo) is a 2014 Japanese romance film directed by Takahiro Miki from a screenplay by Tomoko Yoshida, based on Taku Tsumugi's shōjo manga of the same title, which was serialized from 1986 to 1987. It stars Rena Nōnen and Hiroomi Tosaka, with Ryōhei Suzuki, Rina Ōta, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, and Yoshino Kimura in supporting roles. The story is of a romance between a troubled girl played by Rena Nōnen, who received no love from her remarrying mother, and a Bōsōzoku's future leader played by Hiroomi Tosaka.[1][3] The theme song of the film is Yutaka Ozaki's "Oh My Little Girl".[4][5]

Released on August 16, 2014, Hot Road received a lot of attention as the first film since Rena Nōnen earned her fame through Amachan in 2013 and Sandaime J Soul Brothers, the dance and vocal group in which Hiroomi Tosaka served as one of the vocalists, released 2014's hit single "R.Y.U.S.E.I." that soared the group to success.[2][6] It was well received by the public, grossing 2.52 billion yen in total,[2] while Rena Nōnen and Hiroomi Tosaka also won a few "Best Newcomer Award" with it.[7]

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  3. ^ "能年玲奈主演の映画『ホットロード』、春山役は三代目J Soul Brothersの登坂広臣". CINRA.NET (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-21.
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  5. ^ "Live-Action Hot Road Film's Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  6. ^ "能年玲奈、純愛映画に挑戦…伝説的少女漫画「ホットロード」実写映画化". cinemacafe.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  7. ^ "能年玲奈、三代目JSB登坂広臣とW受賞に歓喜 「ホットロード」コンビが新人賞＜第38回日本アカデミー賞＞ – モデルプレス". モデルプレス – ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-21.