A speed demon who hates losing meets the one guy he can't beat—now he has to learn teamwork? Disaster.
Teru has been brought up in a hill town and spent his childhood conquering the slopes on his bicycle. Being a cycling fanatic, who resents defeat, he joins Kamegaoka High School, which used to boast a powerful cycling club. There he meets Hatomura, an ace of the club who wants to turn around he club which has deteriorated to the point of dissolution, and Yuta, an aloof cycling genius with unshaken confidence in his speed who does not allow others to follow him. Meeting a rival that is faster than him for the first time, Teru joins the club in order to challenge them. His only interest, however, is his own cycling speed. Joining the club teaches Teru the importance of teamwork to support the lead cyclist and to place priority on the victory of the team.
Acting
Endo's volcanic frustration vs Suzuki's ice-cold arrogance.
Practical Effects
Actual cycling sequences that'll make your thighs burn vicariously.
Score
Pumping soundtrack that dares you not to pedal faster.
Director
Shinsuke Ohno
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Shinsuke Ohno was primarily a TV director; this was his rare theatrical feature, shot on a shoestring budget that made the cycling scenes logistically nightmarish.
The film rode the wave of 2000s Japanese cycling boom sparked by real-life racer Daisaku Shimozawa, though it flopped commercially and became a cult VOD discovery instead.
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