Plot: Koichi is an e-gamer champion, but his true dream is to race in a real car. His introverted personality doesn't help, and for the time being, he's stuck in a boring job. But then he gets lucky, and he's given a chance to enter a drifting competition. The real drivers don't take Koichi seriously, but his gamer skills put him at an advantage.
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August 08, 2025
The Japanese sister of the more recent Gran Turismo film. An e-gamer works hard to become an actual pro racer, only we're talking drifting matches here. It's not the most original story, and if you've seen a few racing films, you should know what to expect. And that's including the ending.
The drifting is a nice touch. It adds a bit of extra cool to the racing scenes and helps to set this apart from similar films. Shimoyama's direction is appropriate (as always), the racing scenes are tense, and the drama is solid, although a bit slow (resulting in a slightly bloated runtime. Not the greatest racing film out there, but solid filler if you like this kinda thing.