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Initial D

Initial D

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20056.71h 49m

Overview

After winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.

Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Written by Felix Chong Man-Keung, Shuichi Shigeno
Produced by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Ronald Wong
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5MRevenue: $7.1M

Top Cast

Jay Chou

Jay Chou

Takumi Fujiwara

Anne Suzuki

Anne Suzuki

Natsuki Mogi

Jordan Chan Siu-Chun

Jordan Chan Siu-Chun

Kyouichi Sudou

Shawn Yue

Shawn Yue

Takeshi Nakazato

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Bunta Fujiwara

Kenny Bee

Kenny Bee

Yuuichi Tachibana

Chapman To Man-Chat

Chapman To Man-Chat

Itsuki Tachibana

Edison Chen

Edison Chen

Ryousuke Takahashi

Tsuyoshi Abe

Tsuyoshi Abe

Kenji

Liu Geng-Hong

Liu Geng-Hong

Seiji Iwaki

Themes & Keywords

car racestreet racedriftingbased on mangachinesemountain passstreet racing

About Initial D

Initial D is a action, crime, drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of car race, street race, drifting, based on manga, chinese, mountain pass. Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, it stars Jay Chou, Anne Suzuki, Jordan Chan Siu-Chun. After winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.

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