Product Details

• Directors: Yasuzo Masumura
• Format: Black & White, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Fantoma
• DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000OONPKO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,995 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

It’s industrial spy vs. industrial spy when rival car companies roll out their latest test models. Frenzied boardroom meetings ensue while trade secrets are revealed in the backroom and in the bedroom. Careers are made and ruined and souls are bought and sold for the slightest competitive edge.

Japanese New Wave Master Yasuzo Masumura's darkly hilarious satire of the Japanese auto industry takes industrial espionage to James Bond-ian heights of deceit, blackmail and mayhem. Fantoma is proud to present BLACK TEST CAR for the first time in the U.S., uncut and in its original DaieiScope aspect ratio.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Industrial espionage, burgeoning automotive industry, 60's Japanese Cinema... What more could you ask for?, March 4, 2010

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This review is from: Black Test Car (DVD)

Very good movie. If you are looking to get into 60-70's Japanese Cinema, or if you are already a fan, this is the perfect movie. What could be a better backdrop for a thrilling drama than the cut-throat automotive industry of Japan in the 1960's.

Black Test Car is parked in a very good spot within 60's Japanese Cinema, right between the simple and entertaining but intellectually shallow monster and yakuza movies, and the complex and sophisticated yet sometimes lofty and sleepy art movies of the time. It has action, drama, plot twists, and intriguing characters and emotion. Can't really say much more. Don't miss it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Obscure treasure for car fans, October 9, 2009

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J. Voelcker "Buttondown Shirt" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Test Car (DVD)

I read about this movie many years ago, and was delighted to be able to order it. For car fans, auto industry followers, and even noir afficionados, it's a must-have.

The early Sixties skinny-tie styles are perfect period, and the strains as the Japanese auto industry heaves itself mightily into competition with the rest of the world ring true. Plus it's just way fun to watch.

Totally worth it.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As Potent Now as in 1962, Very Direct and To the Point, October 27, 2007

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Musicdealer "Desert Books" (Southwest Desert) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Test Car (DVD)

Corporate spys, and such, all as vicious and real today, as potrayed in the film. Great movie, and the extras are good too.This is a fun movie, that can't be paused or stopped.