The second installment of a V-Cinema sports drama, directed by Kurosawa in 1994, following "打鐘" (Dakan) from 1993, which was based on Yamamoto's manga and directed by Komatsu Takashi. While there is no direct narrative connection between the two films, they share thematic similarities. The protagonist, Wataru Tachibana, a self-destructive yet genius keirin cyclist, is once again passionately portrayed by Nishimura. This time, Wataru fiercely competes against a rival known as the "Prince of Keirin," who is also the heir of a powerful conglomerate. Kurosawa directs with intense and dramatic storytelling, capturing the protagonist’s burning determination.
Japanese study overview
Jan: Otokotachi no Gekijou is a Japanese movie of 10,284 characters, with 1,071 unique words and 483 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,071 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 立花Tachihana×60
- 俺I×48
- 清原Kiyokawa×47
- お前you×40
- 君Mr×39
- 君you×31
- 先行going ahead×24
- 言うto say×24
- 競輪keirin×23
- 秋葉Akiha×22
- 僕I×17
- 勝つto win×16
- 尾島Oshima×15
- 陽子Akiko×7
- 中野浩一Nakano Kōichi (1955.11-)×4
- 東都the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo)×3
- 出走entry in a race×3
- 何what×15
- 前in front (of)×15
- 走るto run×13