Safari 5000_
A Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) have a rivalry with a French driver named Pierre (Jean-Claude Drouot). Godai is enlisted to race in an annual endurance race, The East African Safari Rally. Peripheral to this is the story concerning Godai's former lover Yuko (Ruriko Asaoka), a fashion designer, and her friend Anna (Emmanuel Riva), who happens to be Pierre's wife.
Starring
Yūjirō Ishihara, Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshirō Mifune
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Safari 5000 was released 57 years ago in 1969.
Overview
A Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) have a rivalry with a French driver named Pierre (Jean-Claude Drouot). Godai is enlisted t...
Safari 5000 is a Action, Adventure film with a runtime of 2h 57m.
CAST (14)
Yūjirō Ishihara
Tatsuya Nakadai
Toshirō Mifune
Yūichirō Takase
Emmanuelle Riva
Ruriko Asaoka
Jūzō Itami
Kazuhiko Kasai
SK
Shinji Kanai
Jean-Claude Drouot
Alain Cuny
Taketoshi Naitō
Isao Tamagawa
Shosei Muto
Mizuho Suzuki
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Safari 5000 about?
A Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) have a rivalry with a French driver named Pierre (Jean-Claude Drouot). Godai is enlisted to race in an annual endurance race, The East African Safari Rally. Peripheral to this is the story concerning Godai's former lover Yuko (Ruriko Asaoka), a fashion designer, and her friend Anna (Emmanuel Riva), who happens to be Pierre's wife.
How long is Safari 5000?
Safari 5000 has a runtime of 177 minutes (2h 57m).
Who stars in Safari 5000?
The cast of Safari 5000 includes Yūjirō Ishihara, Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshirō Mifune, Emmanuelle Riva, Ruriko Asaoka.
What is the rating of Safari 5000?
Safari 5000 has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 based on 3 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Action
Adventure