Galaxy Turnpike

Galaxy Turnpike (ギャラクシー街道, Gyarakushī Kaidō) is a 2015 Japanese science fiction comedy film written and directed by Kōki Mitani.^[2][3] The film was released on October 24, 2015.^[2]

Galaxy Turnpike
Poster
Japanese name
Kanji	ギャラクシー街道
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Gyarakushī Kaidō
Directed by	Kōki Mitani
Screenplay by	Kōki Mitani
Production companies	Toho Cine Bazar Fuji TV
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	October 24, 2015 (2015-10-24)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥975 million (US$7.94 million)[1]

Plot

The film is set in 2265.^[3]

Cast

• Shingo Katori^[2]
• Haruka Ayase^[2]
• Shun Oguri^[2]
• Yūka^[2]
• Takanori Nishikawa^[2]
• Kenichi Endō^[2]
• Yasunori Danta [ja]^[2]
• Kanji Ishimaru^[2]
• Sayaka Akimoto^[2]
• Kenji Anan^[2]

Development

Galaxy Turnpike was filmed at Toho Studios in Tokyo in March 2015.^[4]

Reception

The film was number-one on its opening weekend in Japan, with ¥270 million.^[3] It was also number-one on its second weekend, with US$1.5 million.^[5]

References

1. Kevin Ma (November 12, 2015). "Mozu tops Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
2. "ギャラクシー街道(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on June 10, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
3. Kevin Ma (October 28, 2015). "Galaxy Turnpike steers to top of Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
4. "Galaxy Turnpike". TohoKingdom.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
5. Mark Schilling (November 2, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Galaxy Turnpike' Wins Second Weekend". variety.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Galaxy Turnpike at IMDb