Japan Synopsis
ホットロード
Teenager Kazuki Miyaichi has always felt unloved by her mother due the circumstances surrounding her birth. Because she harbors anxiety and perceives herself as being worthless to others, she engages in acts of juvenile delinquency. One day, a transfer student from Yokohama named Eri introduces her to Hiroshi Haruyama, a reckless youth who’s a member of the “Nights” motorcycle gang. Kazuki finds herself increasingly drawn to Hiroshi over time, but he soon becomes leader of the Nights and gets caught up in a conflict with a rival gang.
The 2013–2015 Japan Window
546 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Hot Road sits at position #349.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Hot Road. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hot Road premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,868 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,262 of 1,933 (top 65%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Hiroshima Telecasting |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | August 16, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3267258 |
| Official Site | hotroad-movie.jp |