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23 June 2005 (China) moreTagline:
It's not what you drive, it's what drives you morePlot:
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. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
9 wins & 10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Taiwanese Movie Beats 'Star Wars' in Hong Kong(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 7 July 2005)
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Fun, unpretentious street racing movie. more (33 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Shawn Yue | ... | Takeshi Nakazato | |
| Edison Chen | ... | Ryousuke Takahashi | |
| Jay Chou | ... | Takumi Fujiwara | |
| Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | ... | Bunta 'Tofuman' Fujiwara (as Anthony Wong) | |
| Chapman To | ... | Itsuki Tachibana | |
| Tsuyoshi Abe | ... | Kenji | |
| Anne Suzuki | ... | Natsuki Mogi | |
| Kenny Bee | ... | Yuuichi 'Gasman' Tachibana | |
| Liu Keng Hung | ... | Seiji Iwaki | |
| Jordan Chan | ... | Kyouichi Sudou | |
| Kiyohiko Ueki | ... | Iketani | |
| Kazuo Yashiro | ... | SpeedStars Member | |
| Miki Kuroiwa | ... | Natsuki Mogi's Classmate | |
| Megumi Seitone | ... | Natsuki Mogi's Classmate | |
| Sayaka Takizawa | ... | Natsuki Mogi's Classmate |
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Initial D (Hong Kong: English title)Initial D - Drift Racer (UK)
Tou wen zi di (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
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107 min | Spain:104 min (DVD edition) | 95 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Taiwan:GP | Australia:M | UK:12A | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | Italy:T | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIAFilming Locations:
Mt. Akina, Gunma, JapanFun Stuff
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According to Anthony Wong (Bunta Fujiwara), in the original script there was a race between Bunta and another racer. Due to time constraints, this was cancelled. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Bunta is driving, there is a close-up of the tachometer where we can also see that the speedometer is not functioning at all. Later in the movie, a close-up of the speedometer shows it working again. moreQuotes:
Bunta Fujiwara: It's so nice having a woman in the house.[referring to Natsuki]
Bunta Fujiwara: Oh... and in such a short skirt! If only it were two inches shorter...
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TANNING IN YOUR SUNRAY moreFAQ
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This movie is a live-action adaptation of a manga/anime series of the same name. The story is abridged synthesis of the first two seasons of the anime, with details from the fourth(third?) mixed in. Compared to the original work, much of the characters' personalities, relationships and motives have been altered, some in the ways that are hard to agree with, too. Many of the characters have been dropped or diminished. Judging the movie as independent entity, it's not a great deal, but some of the modifications make the story a bit confusing. Casting itself is rather good. Characters have strong resemblance to their drawn counterparts, apart from the main character and her girlfriend. To even things a bit, their characters are best preserved in the screenplay.
What I like in the movie best is it's honesty. The movie does not try to justify the illegal street racing theme with some far-fetched undercover cop/family honor/extortion -subplot, it's only about young men driving fast on downhill. Though the most spectacular stunts are CGI, the races are pleasant to watch, by no means small reason being the relatively calm pace of editing. Drivers' actions while cornering, the toe-heel braking, down shifting and steering, are usually shown in single shot, instead of several split-second extreme closeups. What I also liked was the fact the races are about who was the best driver, not about who has the most outrageous sticker or flashiest accessories on the car.
The movie has been criticized for lack of plot. I don't think it is so. The plot is subdued, not overly dramatized story of a regular kid who learns about downhill racing scene in his home town. The biggest problem with the script is the inclusion of 2nd and 3rd Stage. The plot makes all too abrupt change of direction halfway through the movie because of this. The movie finale is a synthesis of 1st season and rewritten 2nd season finales, it's awkward and not very successful. I can't help thinking the movie could have been better if the writers had made the scope a little less wide and only included the 1st season.
Even so, the movie is rather enjoyable. You don't need to vegetate through the movie to enjoy it, or have a die-hard passion for the subject.