Lexus Morizo documentary film
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - Tell me about the first time you came to Fuji Speedway.
00:16 - About 60 years ago, my father took me here
00:20 for my birthday.
00:22 I think I was six or seven years old.
00:25 I fell in love with cars here at the Fuji Speedway.
00:30 This is a place I can develop the car
00:33 to make ever better car.
00:34 - So tell me about this car.
00:38 - This is the new Lexus LVX.
00:41 This is a car which I drive in the weekend.
00:43 This is my personal car.
00:47 This LVX, that's kind of casual luxury.
00:57 The car is as comfortable as my sneakers.
01:00 People think big is luxury and small is economical,
01:09 but that's not true.
01:10 - Are smaller cars just more fun to drive?
01:14 - To me, yes.
01:15 This is a special edition, more high performance.
01:19 1.6 liter turbo engine with DAT,
01:24 direct automatic transmission.
01:27 This horsepower is over 300,
01:30 which gives it really smooth acceleration
01:34 and also amazing torque power.
01:37 I can hear some music with this car.
01:42 - It kind of sings.
01:44 - So, so, so, so.
01:45 It's fun to hear.
01:49 Fun to drive is not only just driving.
01:52 The sound, smell, all kinds of ingredients.
01:57 - This LVX is the Marizo edition, right?
02:01 You had them set this car up to your personal taste.
02:06 - Yes.
02:07 As a muscle driver, I'm kind of a translator.
02:11 Like when you're eating your favorite dish,
02:15 your favorite chef gives you the best amount of sauce
02:21 and pepper.
02:23 That's exactly what it is.
02:27 - This is why it has a Marizo badge.
02:30 - Marizo badge.
02:31 See?
02:34 - It's really good.
02:37 - That's why my face is always smiling.
02:40 And I will just continue driving and driving and driving.
02:45 - How long would you drive like this on your own?
02:49 - Until I need to fill up the gas.
02:52 That's why sometimes my mechanic doesn't fill it up.
02:58 - Just so you can't drive forever?
03:01 - That's right.
03:03 - When you started becoming a master driver,
03:08 you decided to drive under the name Marizo.
03:13 Tell me why.
03:14 - Marizo's name, nobody knows.
03:18 So nobody care about who is driving.
03:22 Marizo is just a person who loves car.
03:26 Not only Toyota and Lexus.
03:27 Love cars means all kinds of cars in the world.
03:33 When I am Marizo, I can talk more freely.
03:38 If I kill Toyota, I have to be careful when I speak.
03:43 I get boring.
03:47 - Marizo is the--
03:47 - Marizo is a fun guy.
03:49 This coming weekend, we have a race.
03:55 - Hello.
03:58 - Oh, hello.
03:59 - This is the Lexus LBX.
04:01 - Yes, I thought it was a great car.
04:04 Please let me drive it again.
04:06 Oh, Takita is here.
04:07 - Takita.
04:09 - Congratulations on being a double champion.
04:12 - Thank you for the compliment.
04:13 - No, no, you are a double champion.
04:15 Mercedes suits you.
04:16 - Thank you.
04:17 (laughing)
04:19 (speaking in foreign language)
04:48 - I added the yellow accent to this special edition
04:52 because yellow is Marizo's signature color.
04:56 - Is Fuji Speedway your happy place?
04:59 - Yes, very much.
05:01 Very much.
05:03 And everybody knows that about me.
05:06 My experience driving a racetrack
05:10 really began at New Brooklyn.
05:14 New Brooklyn has a hotel, some nice restaurants,
05:18 but there is nothing like it in Japan.
05:21 So I asked some people at Fuji Speedway,
05:26 why don't you make a nice hotel
05:30 which can attract people in Asian countries
05:33 or even American, Europe?
05:36 So we developed this new Fuji Speedway hotel.
05:43 (upbeat music)
05:45 - So the hotel has this wonderful museum in it.
05:49 - Yes.
05:50 Most of the people coming to the hotel all love cars.
05:53 So we needed some kind of museum for them to enjoy
05:58 the history of automobiles, including all brands.
06:02 I especially want to share this history
06:06 with younger generations.
06:07 (upbeat music)
06:10 - Akio, what makes you happiest?
06:15 - While I'm driving,
06:17 that's the best, happiest time in my life.
06:20 - It's like you're away from all the people.
06:24 - Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
06:27 All bothering.
06:28 All headaches.
06:31 (speaking in foreign language)
06:34 (laughing)
06:36 - What does she say?
06:37 Can I help you?
06:38 - See, even she wants to see if he beats your headaches.
06:42 Just like this car.
06:43 - Yeah.
06:44 (upbeat music)
06:46 - Is this your favorite Lexus?
06:52 - My favorite Lexus or favorite car is the VX.
06:56 This is my buddy.
06:57 This is my friend.
07:00 (upbeat music)
07:02 (upbeat music)
07:06 (upbeat music)
07:09 (music fades)
07:11 [BLANK_AUDIO]