Synopsis
“Based On One Hell Of A True Story”
The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
347 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The World's Fastest Indian sits at position #71.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The World's Fastest Indian premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,033 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #440 of 1,933 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | New Zealand, Switzerland, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | French, English |
| Production Companies | New Zealand Film Commission, 2929 Productions, OLC / Rights Entertainment, Tanlay, New Zealand Film Production Fund |
| Runtime | 2h 7m |
| Release Date | October 12, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0412080 |