Hot Road (ホットロード,Hotto rôdo) is a 2014 Japanese romance film directed by Takahiro Miki from a screenplay by Tomoko Yoshida, based on Taku Tsumugi's shōjo manga of the same title, which was serialized from 1986 to 1987.

It stars Rena Nōnen and Hiroomi Tosaka, with Ryōhei Suzuki, Rina Ōta, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, and Yoshino Kimura in supporting roles.

[2][6] It was well received by the public, grossing 2.52 billion yen in total,[2] while Rena Nōnen and Hiroomi Tosaka also won a few "Best Newcomer Award" with it.

One day her best friend, who was also having trouble fitting in at school, invited her to join her and have fun with those Bōsōzoku boys at night.

[14][15] To prepare the film, Taku Tsumugi supervised the script of herself,[11] and Rena Nōnen dyed her hair brown for the first time in her life to portrayed Kazuki.

[16] To rebuild the world of the 1980s, Art director Hidefumi Hanatani got his inspiration from the original manga and put things that were popular in 1980s in the home Kazuki lived.

[23][24] Hot Road was announced on October 17, 2013, as the next production for Rena Nōnen when she became a national hit with TV drama Amachan.

[29] The film had its premiere on July 13, 2014, with Rena Nōnen, Hiroomi Tosaka, Ryōhei Suzuki, Rina Ōta, Motoki Ochiai attending.

[22][31] On August 6, A premiere event for students was held in Nakamura junior & senior girls' high school in Kōtō, Tokyo.

[36][37] The film had generally positive reviews, with Japanese critic Kiichiro Yanagishita describing it as a poem of Rena Nōnen.