Safari 5000

Safari 5000

A Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) have a rivalry with a French driver named Pierre (Jean-Claude Drouot). Godai is enlisted to race in an annual endurance race, The East African Safari Rally. Peripheral to this is the story concerning Godai's former lover Yuko (Ruriko Asaoka), a fashion designer, and her friend Anna (Emmanuel Riva), who happens to be Pierre's wife.

Release Date

July 19, 1969

Status

Released

Original Title

栄光への5000キロ

Runtime

2h 57min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Japanese

Production Companies

Ishihara Productions