Safari 5000 (栄光への5000キロ) 55 years old

Safari 5000

It's about a Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) and his 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.

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Safari 5000 Cast

Name Character
Tatsuya Nakadai He was 36, now 91 years old
Juzo Itami He was 36, 64 years old when he died
Toshiro Mifune He was 49, 77 years old when he died
Yujiro Ishihara He was 34, 52 years old when he died
Ruriko Asaoka She was 29, now 84 years old
Emmanuelle Riva She was 42, 89 years old when she died

Safari 5000 Crew

Name Department
Koreyoshi Kurahara as Director. He was 42 (75) years old when He died Directing
Nobuo Yamada as Screenplay. He was 37 (65) years old when He died Writing
Safari 5000 poster
Safari 5000 (55 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, July 19, 1969
  • Runtime: 177 minutes