Initial D
2005 · Movie · 109 min · ★ 6.7 · 41% critics
After a first win, a quiet teen who delivers tofu realizes he’s been training for drift racing all along on winding mountain roads. As word spreads, he’s pulled into a local street-racing scene, juggling everyday pressures while facing tougher challengers behind the wheel of a humble car.
Based on Initial D
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Details
- Original title
- 頭文字D
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-05-12
- Language
- CN
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 41/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (310 votes)
- Box office
- $10,793,051
- Budget
- $12,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a down-to-earth street-racing movie with drifting on mountain roads and don’t mind a familiar underdog setup; Not for you if you need nonstop races or faithful anime-style music like Tokyo Drift.
Pros: exciting drift racing moments; grounded street-racing vibe; some fun humor | Cons: uneven acting; too long at times; missing iconic music
Themes
- car race
- street race
- drifting
- based on manga
- chinese
- mountain pass
- street racing
Cast & crew
Jay Chou
as Takumi Fujiwara
Anne Suzuki
as Natsuki Mogi
Jordan Chan Siu-Chun
as Kyouichi Sudou
Shawn Yue Man-Lok
as Takeshi Nakazato
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
as Bunta Fujiwara
Kenny Bee
as Yuuichi Tachibana
Chapman To Man-Chat
as Itsuki Tachibana
Edison Chen
as Ryousuke Takahashi
Tsuyoshi Abe
as Kenji
Liu Geng-Hong
as Seiji Iwaki
Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Alan Mak Siu-Fai