On the Road
On the Road
1982, Japanese. Directed by Seiji Izumi.
Duty or honor?
Model Reiko Higa is injured after being hit by a car pursued by motorcycle cop Tomishima. Tomishima's supervisor refuses his request to apologize to Reiko, as it would be an admission of police responsibility. Forced to give up her career, Reiko leaves Tokyo to return to her hometown on Okinawa, travelling by road up to Kagoshima, and Tomishima pursues her in order to apologize.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 17 April 1982
- Original title
- オン・ザ・ロード
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Seiji Izumi, Hidenori Fujinaka, Machiko Nasu
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On the Road runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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On the Road isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 April 1982. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed On the Road?
On the Road (1982) was directed by Seiji Izumi and stars Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kumi Fujishima, Risa Akikawa.