Safari 5000 (栄光への５０００キロ)

Produced by: Yujiro Ishihara, Kei Nakai, Seiichiro Sakaeda

In Cooperation With Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

- Here you go. - Thanks.

- Juma? - Thanks, Yuko.

OK, everybody. Let's go!

Come on, Godai!

SAFARI 5000 Based on a work by Gozo Kasahara

Screenplay by Nobuo Yamada

Starring:

Yujiro Ishihara

Tatsuya Nakadai

Jean-Claude Drouot

Emmanuelle Riva

Ruriko Asaoka

Juzo Itami Alain Cuny

Kazuhiko Kasai Taketoshi Naito

Toshiro Mifune

Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara

Monte Carlo Rally

Mountain pass in 200 meters.

Turn right.

Give me a cigarette.

Right curve. Then go straight at full speed.

Slippery for next 200 meters.

Watch for the ice on your left.

Watch for the ice in Valberg.

- The snow looks wet. - OK. Roger.

How's the car?

Change the sparkplugs, distributor and the brackets.

Get me sparkplugs, a distributor and STP.

Keep the speed high!

We can't; the snow is wet in Valberg.

If you make the top three, I'll recommend you for the factory team. How about it?

Don't worry, I know this area.

- We're the service unit of the factory team. - What? - Shut up!

We'll have the part at the next point.

We can make it.

#24 Pierre Leduc has passed the control in Beuil.

Japanese driver #9, Godai is buzzing right along...

What's wrong?

I can't draw. I'm turning off the radio.

Don't, leave it on.

You're pretty.

After all, he's racing - you're a bad wife.

Sharp left hand bend.

Sharp left hand bend.

Next, curve right. Then straight ahead.

Dammit!

Full speed!

Three-phase downshift. Right curve, then left. Then you're fine.

Soft right.

Tunnel ahead.

Righthand bend.

Sharp left.

Careful, downshift.

- Yuko. - Thanks.

Left curve, past the field.

Hairpin turn, right. Two-phase downshift.

Just look at the map.

We're off the timing - too fast!

Don't worry!

There's a bit of bad news,

Godai appears to have been in a serious accident...

He knew it was impossible, and he didn't replace his broken parts!

- He's an irresponsible man! - Please, Pierre!

Were you trying to kill Godai?! He trusted you!

Please, stop!

The reason I didn't sign with an automaker in the first place...

is because I didn't want to sell my freedom for money!

But that's exactly what happened! It's all turned to shit!

Get out of here!

The Gipsy Crew is finished!

Juma isn't coming. Pierre.

Yes.

Yes… Yuko… You should sleep.

I'll call later. Good night.

How is he?

Let's go.

You go ahead.

Anna... There's nothing we can do.

Godai will probably die.

What can I do?!

Really?! You've been saying the same thing for 10 years now!

I can't take it anymore!

Living out of a car year round! The smell of gasoline!

Worrying that you'll crash...

- Anna… - Let me go back to Lyon.

I'll be 40 soon.

I don't want to die in that trailer. I want an ordinary life.

No!

Anna!

Godai, I'm Yamazaki of the secretarial department.

I'll make a hotel reservation for you. I have your itinerary here.

Please, get in.

Please, get in.

I'll see you later.

You left Japan because of the incident with track obstacles at the First Annual Japan G.P., right?

You've been in international races for some time: what do you think of Japan's racing scene?

Do you think that miniskirts and bellbottoms will dominate women's fashion this year?

- Yes. - You're lucky to be alive.

The Japanese press reported you dead.

How did it feel?

- How did what feel? - When you died?

I'm alive.

Godai, why don't you get married?

Married?

You've been living together for three years. Don't you think it's odd?

Are you leaving?

Yes, I'll be done in two days or so.

Done with what?

I'll take you back to the hotel.

What'll you do when the Japan Grand Prix is over?

You can't hide it, I can guess.

I saw the racing calendar.

When the Japan Grand Prix is finished,

you'll go to Austria for the Belgrade race.

Next is the Netherlands, then Spain in October for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Nothing has changed.

Not Japan, not you, not anything.

Jacques!

Yes, that is traditional Japanese clothing.

Irrespective of the place or the age,

I think this represents the most beautiful crystallization of art and love.

How very interesting.

It's an opinion very typical of Mr. Chabrol.

Ladies and gentlemen, Jacques Chabrol, the so-called "Wizard of Fashion",

is visiting Japan…

Frustration with Tariff Cuts Demands for Strong Capital Liberalization

Rushed Tariff Cuts, Liberalization

Over here, please.

Mr. Godai, this is Director Takase.

He's been your most vocal supporter.

- Pleased to meet you, I'm Godai. - I'm Takase. Have a seat.

I'm glad to see that you made it back in one piece.

Here are the results of my physical examination.

No need, the doctor already said that your health was fine.

An ordinary man would have given up the ghost.

Not to waste any time, I have someone for you to meet.

- Yamazaki, get everything ready. - Yes, sir.

When my friends from the UAC came for a visit,

this is how I showed them Tokyo.

I'll introduce you.

This is the Japan Grand Prix Commissioner and the Special Testing Director…

- Long time, no see, Takeuchi. - I heard about Monte Carlo.

I'm glad to see you're still alive.

- You already know each other? - Yes.

Godai, the maximum is 9,000 rpm.

- The third corner is a bit tight, so watch yourself. - OK.

- Is it ready to go, Eto? - Yes.

- Is your body positioned all right? - Just fine.

- You were right to recommend him. - I know.

- Eto, check his time. - OK.

Zoinks! He beat Minagawa's record by 26 seconds!

The Jacques Chabrol Spring-Summer Collection Tokyu Department Store

Could you please say a few words?

Mr. Matsuoka.

The fans just want to see your face.

That alone will be advertising enough.

All of the designers visiting Japan have done it.

Sir, if you would make an appearance on the stage...

It's my work that I want people to see.

I didn't come to Japan as a salesman. No!

It's wonderful.

- How's Godai? - He's fine.

Why did you come back to Japan?

Are you no longer a gypsy?

You should keep working.

Why did you leave me, Yuko?

I wonder if you truly believe in yourself.

Let's go.

Mr. Godai... Yuko isn't going with you.

I'm sorry.

Let's go.

Goodbye.

Your talent has not withered.

Why don't you work with me?

Promise me.

I'll speak with Godai.

Will you promise?

- Eto. - Yes?

It was exactly three years ago at the Japan Grand Prix.

I was in a dead heat with Takeuchi.

I was driving a Porsche 906.

He was in a Nissan R380.

In the second to last lap, I passed Takeuchi on the inside lane to take the lead.

At that moment, he collided with me from behind.

His vehicle disappeared at the 30 degree banking.

I floored the pedal and passed the checkered flag.

An ambulance took him to the hospital.

He had severed a nerve in his right arm.

The Commission met.

They decided that the accident was caused by my blocking his vehicle.

I was disqualified,

and jeered at by fans as a coward.

I didn't block his vehicle.

I saw a lot of different ways to block in Europe in my three years there.

This was different.

When you lose on skill, you go down.

Technique means besting yourself.

Why are you telling me this?