Riding Uphill
Directed by Kan EguchiRiding Uphill is a story about Keirin-a professional bicycle racing sport where betting is allowed. Set in Kitakyushu's Kokura, where Keirin was founded, this film depicts the awkward struggle of men living on the edge, and their attempt to achieve their dreams. The film is coordinated and directed by Kan Eguchi. As a successful film director and winner of the Cannes Lions for three consecutive years, Eguchi has ventured into directing his first feature film. The main actor is Kenichi Abe, a 42-year-old man. Influenced by his father who was a former Keirin racer, Abe also aspired to be a professional Keirin racer in his hometown, Oita. Slowly working his way up as an actor, he had decided to end his acting career by March 2016 unless he was able to land a role in a larger production. Indeed, Abe was literally an actor living on the edge before becoming the protagonist of this film.
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Riding Uphill was released on 26 de mayo de 2018.
Riding Uphill was directed by Kan Eguchi.
Riding Uphill has a runtime of 1h 46min.
Riding Uphill is a story about Keirin-a professional bicycle racing sport where betting is allowed. Set in Kitakyushu's Kokura, where Keirin was founded, this film depicts the awkward struggle of men living on the edge, and their attempt to achieve their dreams. The film is coordinated and directed by Kan Eguchi. As a successful film director and winner of the Cannes Lions for three consecutive years, Eguchi has ventured into directing his first feature film. The main actor is Kenichi Abe, a 42-year-old man. Influenced by his father who was a former Keirin racer, Abe also aspired to be a professional Keirin racer in his hometown, Oita. Slowly working his way up as an actor, he had decided to end his acting career by March 2016 unless he was able to land a role in a larger production. Indeed, Abe was literally an actor living on the edge before becoming the protagonist of this film.
The key characters in Riding Uphill are Koji Hamajima (Kenichi Abe), Hisamatsu Takaaki (Shodai Fukuyama), Hanamaru Hakata.
Riding Uphill is a Drama, Sport film.
Riding Uphill has an audience rating of 6.6 out of 10.