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Driving Schools

S4 · E11 · 12 Apr 2017 · 28 min

In Japan, most people aiming to get a driver’s license go to a driving school. On closed courses complete with railway crossings and hills, driving schools helps students learn how to deal with every situation out on the road. Some offer on-site lodgings for intensive courses, whie others draw customers with nail salons. Our guest is journalist Yukihiro Yamada, an expert on transportation in Japan and author of a textbook used in driving schools. And in Plus One, learning how to ride a motorcycle.

Directing

Hitoshi Nishiyama · Director

Writing

Adam Fulford · Script Consultant

Satomi Furukawa · Script Consultant

Production

Aya Umeda · Producer

Ken Kumata · Executive Producer

Shinya Kikuchi · Executive Producer

Camera

Kanehisa Okuda · Camera Operator

Editing

Hitomi Nemoto · Editor

Sound

Kenichiro Jo · Sound Engineer

Miwa Yokomizo · Music Supervisor

Lighting

Hiroaki Iijima · Lighting Technician

Guest Stars (3)

Yuji Suizu as Self - Driving Instructor

Yukihiro Yamada as Self - Expert

Tadanobu Yamaguchi as Self - Motorcycle Instructor