I Hate But Love (1962)
Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara
A burnt-out Tokyo TV celebrity impulsively drives a jeep the length of Japan to a doctor in a remote Kyushu village, with his manager and girlfriend chasing him in her Jaguar and the press on their heels.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1TV studio≈ 00:02:00Tokyo, JapanInferred
Bored with fame and with Noriko, the TV host promises to deliver a jeep to a country doctor for a woman who answered a classified ad.
- 2Seto Inland Sea, Japan≈ 00:40:00Inferred
On the long drive west, Noriko keeps catching up and begging him to go back while reporters and crowds follow.
- 3Mountain trail at nightfall≈ 01:10:00Mountain village, Kyushu (fictional)InferredFictional
- 4Village and mountaintop≈ 01:20:00Mountain village, Kyushu (fictional)InferredFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 856 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 4
- Car: 856 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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