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Initial D Legend 1: Awakening

Initial D Legend 1: Awakening

In 2014, a new legend starts running.

20147.81h 2m

Overview

Koichiro of the Akina Speedstars witnesses a mysterious driver outmaneuver rival Keisuke of the Akagi RedSuns. The race, he later discovers, was won by none other than his own co-worker, Takumi. What happens next is the stuff of street racing legend!

Directed by Masamitsu Hidaka
Written by Mayori Sekijima, Shuichi Shigeno
Box Office0Revenue: $715K

Top Cast

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Takumi Fujiwara (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

Keisuke Takahashi (voice)

Daisuke Ono

Daisuke Ono

Ryosuke Takahashi (voice)

Maaya Uchida

Maaya Uchida

Natsuki Mogi (voice)

Minoru Shiraishi

Minoru Shiraishi

Itsuki Takeuchi (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Bunta Fujiwara (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Takeshi Nakazato (voice)

Hiroshi Tsuchida

Hiroshi Tsuchida

Kouichirou Iketani (voice)

Themes & Keywords

car racestreet raceremakeracingdriftingbased on mangamountain passanimemotorsportcar racing

About Initial D Legend 1: Awakening

Initial D Legend 1: Awakening is a animation, action film released in 2014 exploring themes of car race, street race, remake, racing, drifting, based on manga. Directed by Masamitsu Hidaka, it stars Mamoru Miyano, Yuichi Nakamura, Daisuke Ono. Koichiro of the Akina Speedstars witnesses a mysterious driver outmaneuver rival Keisuke of the Akagi RedSuns. The race, he later discovers, was won by none other than his own co-worker, Takumi. What happens next is the stuff of street racing legend!

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