SHUTO KOUSOKU TRIAL(Megalopolis Expressway Trial)

"Megalopolis Expressway Trial (首都高速トライアル Shuto kōsoku toraiaru?) is the original title of a series of six Japanese films, about illegal highway racing in the Shuto Expressway, released between 1988 and 1996. An English subtitled version of the films series -renamed Freeway Speedway- was released on DVD in North America in 2004[1] due to commercial success of popular Hollywood films like The Fast and The Furious ("before there was The Fast And The Furious, there was Freeway Speedway" is a quote appearing on the fourth DVD).

The first film, produced by Nikkatsu, was banned from release in Japan in cinema, due to its content. When racing driver and former street racer Keiichi Tsuchiya came on hand from the first sequel, it had adopted an anti street racing message, therefore avoiding a ban. The series became a semi biographical piece about him, partially about his experience as a hashiriya (native term for "street racer") and that when he quit to go professional racing."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_Expressway_Trial


Shuto Kousoku Trial 1





Shuto Kousoku Trial 2




Shuto Kousoku Trial 3




Shuto Kousoku Trial 4




Shuto Kousoku Trial 5




Shuto Kousoku Trial Max





Fan of it or not a great series awesomely tuned cars good sound kinda cheesy at times but i see some initial d influence in some of these movies! nothing like authentic JDM movies

still better than the fast and furious franchise

Koolaid wrote:

still better than the fast and furious franchise

My thoughts exactly who would of thought the drift king was a decent actor lol

Nothings good about f&f except most of the cars which are the only reason i even bother to watch those movies.

Spontaneously watched kousoku max one night by coincidence and its great