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Tau man ji D (original title)
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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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Cast

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Takumi Fujiwara
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Bunta 'Tofuman' Fujiwara (as Anthony Wong)
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Ryousuke Takahashi
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Takeshi Nakazato
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Natsuki Mogi
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Itsuki Tachibana
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Yuuichi 'Gasman' Tachibana
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Kyouichi Sudou
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Seiji Iwaki
Tsuyoshi Abe ...
Kenji
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
Kazuyuki Tsumura ...
Mr. X
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Miya
Daiichiro Yuyama ...
NightKids Member
Tomohiro Waki ...
NightKids Member
Kenzo Sakai ...
NightKids Member
Shirô Gô ...
NightKids Member (as Shiro Go)
So Iijima ...
NightKids Member
Akira Yasuda ...
RedSuns Member
Takahiro Hirano ...
RedSuns Member
Eiichi Kato ...
RedSuns Member
Shintaro Nemoto ...
RedSuns Member
Kenji Harada ...
RedSuns Member
Masato Kato ...
RedSuns Member
Shinichiro Nagano ...
RedSuns Member
Shota Mituki ...
RedSuns Member
Takenori Ishii ...
RedSuns Member
Manami Konishi ...
Karaoke's Lady (as Manami)
Megumi Ujiie ...
Karaoke's Lady
Chizuru Iguchi ...
Karaoke's Lady
Ran Fukuda ...
Karaoke's Lady
Kanato Ishiyama ...
Karaoke's Lady (as Kanako Ishiyama)
Chinatsu Kanada ...
Karaoke's Lady
Mai Fujii ...
NightKids Team's Girlfriend
Yuko Kawase ...
NightKids Team's Girlfriend
Reika Shinoda ...
NightKids Team's Girlfriend
Tomoka Oohata ...
NightKids Team's Girlfriend
Kiboubi Tamura ...
NightKids Team's Girlfriend
Akiko Matsushita ...
RedSuns Team's Girlfriend
Kahori Oba ...
RedSuns Team's Girlfriend
Dasubi Tamura ...
RedSuns Team's Girlfriend
Kôtarô Kano ...
Emperor Member
Yûya Nakahara ...
Emperor Member (as Yuya Nakahara)
Kazuhide Kobayashi ...
Emperor Member
Yusuke Noai ...
Emperor Member (as Yusuke Naoi)
Hiroyuki Nakai ...
Emperor Member
Rin Aki ...
Emperor Team's Girlfriend
Eri Asanuma ...
Emperor Team's Girlfriend
Yuka Yanase ...
Emperor Team's Girlfriend
Tomomi Koizumi ...
Emperor Team's Girlfriend
Katushi Norimine ...
Truck Driver
Yûsuke Nakayama ...
Truck Driver
Masashi Niijima ...
Truck Driver
Tsunesuke Shimizu ...
Truck Driver
Kazunori Kawamura ...
NightKids Team's Crowd
Norimasa Matumoto ...
NightKids Team's Crowd
Minako Yokoyama ...
Takumi Fujiwara's Fan
Maako Yoshikawa ...
Takumi Fujiwara's Fan
Seira Ogura ...
Takumi Fujiwara's Fan
Chikako Murata ...
Takumi Fujiwara's Fan
Hiroko Watabe ...
Ryousuke Takahashi's Fan
Yumi Murakami ...
Ryousuke Takahashi's Fan
Serina Kurobe ...
Ryousuke Takahashi's Fan

Directed by

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Andrew Lau
Alan Mak
Ralph Rieckermann ... (co-director)

Written by

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Shuichi Shigeno ... (comic books) (characters)
 
Felix Chong ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Ellen Chang ... line producer
John Chong ... executive producer
Elos Gallo ... consultant producer
Kit-Fai Hau ... associate line producer: Japan (as Charlie Hau)
Lorraine Ho ... line producer
Stephen Lam ... associate line producer
Andrew Lau ... producer
Ronald Wong ... associate line producer
Ying Yang ... executive producer

Music by

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Kwong Wing Chan ... (as Chan Kwong Wing)

Cinematography by

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Yiu-Fai Lai ... director of photography
Andrew Lau ... director of photography
Man-Ching Ng ... director of photography (as Ng Man Ching)

Editing by

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Hoi Wong

Editorial Department

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Kin Ming Chan ... color timer (as Chan Kin Ming)
Sornrop Chankeewong ... digital intermediate producer (as Sornrob Choiekeewong)
Ho Shu Cheuk ... assistant editor (as Ho Shu Cheuk)
Deborah Huen ... telecine colorist (as Debora Huen)
Piyanut Kaeomaneo ... digital output technician (as Piyanut Kaeomanee)
Prudence Kao ... post-production assistant
Ruangdack Kratukrok ... assistant telecine colorist
Kaewla Notsukhum ... telecine colorist (as Kaewta Netsukhum)
Supamol Pleumchusak ... color grader / color timer
Nepasnan S. ... digital intermediate producer (as Napasnan S.)
Nantachai Samapuddhi ... digital on-line editor
Padtanasak Sangchod ... digital output technician
Roekcha Shakowatananon ... digital on-line editor (as Roekchai Sakonwatananon)
David Tsai ... assistant editor
Passakorn Yaisiri ... color grader / color timer

Production Design by

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Silver Cheung

Makeup Department

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Yun-Ling Man ... makeup artist (as Man Yun Ling)
Kazuko Saito ... makeup artist: Japan (as Kazuko Saitou)
Kwok-Hung Wong ... hair stylist (as Wong Kwok Hung)

Production Management

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Chun Keung Cheung ... unit manager
Prudence Kao ... associate production manager
Jeannette Lee ... associate production manager
Yasunori Matsuda ... assistant production manager: Japan
Ray Pang ... post-production manager / production manager
Kyo Sasaki ... production manager: Japan

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Henry Lau ... assistant director
Ask Lee ... assistant director
Jonathan Li ... assistant director
Seiya Nishikawa ... assistant director: Japan
Yuichi Tazawa ... assistant director: Japan
Cindy Yu ... assistant director

Art Department

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Yau Hong Chan ... property labor (as Chan Yau Hong)
Chi Shing Fung ... property labor (as Fung Chi Shing)
Kazuhisa Hatakeyama ... property assistant: Japan
Wai Chung Lau ... property labor
Wai Hung Lau ... property labor
Cat Leung ... assistant art director
Wai Cheong Luk ... storyboard artist (as Luk Wai Cheong)
Toshie Shiina ... property assistant: Japan
Kenji Takao ... property assistant: Japan
Wai-Ming Wong ... property master (as Wong Wai Ming)
Kyôko Yauchi ... art department assistant: Japan (as Kyouko Yauchi)

Sound Department

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Chun Wan Au ... foley artist (as Au Chun Wan)
Andy Chau ... sound effects editor
Wing Hong Fung ... foley artist (as Fung Wing Hong)
Wai-Hung Kwong ... foley artist (as Kwong Wai Hung)
Hon Chiu Lam ... foley artist (as Lam Hon Chiu)
George Yiu-Keung Lee ... re-recording mixer (as George Lee)
Terry Shek ... sound effects editor
Fiona Soo ... dialogue editor / dialogue recordist
Tak-Wing Tam ... location sound (as Tam Tak Wing)
Burnard To ... foley recordist (as To Burnard Davy)
Kinson Tsang ... re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound editor: EFX / sound effects editor
Tse Kin Wong ... foley recordist
Henry Yam ... foley artist
Chi Man Yu ... foley artist (as Yu Che Man)
Tomy Yu ... foley artist (as Tommy Yu)
Ting Yip Yuen ... dialogue editor (as Yuen Ting Yip) / dialogue recordist (as Yuen Ting Yip)

Visual Effects by

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Jeff Chan ... computer animator
Po Yan Chan ... compositor
Sornrop Chankeewong ... digital intermediate producer (as Sornrob Choiekeewong)
Pawadee Chantanom ... digital intermediate executive producer (as Pawadee Chantanom)
Bryan Cheung ... visual effects supervisor
Fu Shing Chiu ... computer animator (as Chin Fu Shing)
Patrick Chui ... senior computer animator
Francis Fung ... visual effects editor
Brian Ho ... senior computer animator
Kim Ho ... computer animator
Kevin Hou ... technical director: modeler
Kritsada Kaewmanee ... computer graphics technical supervisor (as Kritsada Kaewmanee)
Wing Yan Lai ... visual effects editor (as Lai Wing Yan)
Keith Leung ... digital compositor
Mon Leung ... computer animator
Jules Lin ... computer animator
Yuen Chi Liu ... computer animator (as Liu Yuen Chi)
Ping Yu Mak ... computer animator
Gary Ng ... computer animator
Galan Pang ... senior computer animator
Nepasnan S. ... digital intermediate producer (as Napasnan S.)
Pornopol Sakarin ... computer graphics technical supervisor (as Pornpol Sakarin)
Sam Sun ... computer animator
Yi Man Tse ... computer animator (as E-Man Tse)
Angel Tsui ... computer animator
Hao Wen ... senior computer animator (as Simon Wen)
Eddy Wong ... visual effects supervisor
Raymond Wong ... senior computer animator
Victor Wong ... visual effects supervisor
Joyce Wu ... visual effects coordinator
Pariscoli Yip ... computer animator

Stunts

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Joseph Chi ... car stunt coordinator (as Joe Chu) / car stunt coordinator: Hong Kong
Syu-Ichi Hagiwara ... stuntman: Japan / stunts: Japan
Syunsuke Iimura ... stunts: Japan
Takeshi Ikeda ... stunts: Japan
Wai-Leung Lee ... car stunt assistant (as Lee Wai Leung)
Nobuyuki Saitou ... stunts: Japan
Shingo Sakai ... stunts: Japan
Katsuhiro Takahashi ... car stunt coordinator: Japan
Katsuya Takanashi ... stunts: Japan
Hideki Tanabe ... stuntman: Japan
Jupiter Wong ... car stunt assistant (as Wong Man Kin)
Man-Kin Wong ... car stunt assistant
Tsunemasa Yamanaka ... stuntman: Japan

Camera and Electrical Department

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Takumi Amadaira ... electrician: Japan
Man Keung Cho ... focus puller (as Cho Man Keung)
Hisayuki Fukagawa ... electrician: Japan
Ka-Fai Ho ... dolly (as Ho Ka Fai)
Kin-Kwong Ho ... focus puller (as Ho Kin Kwong)
Chi Man Hui ... camera assistant (as Hui Chi Man)
Kenichi Kodama ... camera assistant: Japan
Chun-Shing Lam ... electrician (as Lam Chun Shing)
Wai-Kwan Lau ... camera assistant (as Lau Wai Kwan)
Lau-Fai Law ... gaffer (as Lo Lau Fai)
Wing-Teng Law ... best boy (as Law Wing Tong)
Hiroyuki Mizuno ... camera assistant: Japan
Fuhito Murakami ... electrician: Japan
Kwok Kau Ng ... camera assistant (as Ng Kwok Kau)
Ming Hing Ng ... electrician
Daisuke Ogawa ... electrician: Japan
Kiyoshi Okano ... electrician: Japan
Ryo Serizawa ... camera assistant: Japan
Ryan Spaeth ... camera mount technician: R1
Hidetaka Suzuki ... electrician: Japan
Kôtarô Takahashi ... electrician: Japan
Hiroshi Tanabe ... electrician: Japan
Kouichi Tatebe ... electrician: Japan
Akira Watanabe ... electrician: Japan
Wai-Lun Wong ... still photographer (as Wong Wai Lun)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kitty Cheuk-wai Chau ... assistant costume designer
Damon Lau ... assistant costume designer
Yumiko Nakano ... assistant costume designer: Japan
Po Yee Wong ... assistant costume designer (as Boey Wong)

Location Management

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Makoto Yokozawa ... location manager: Japan

Music Department

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Kwong Wing Chan ... score music (as Chan Kwong Wing @ click music)
Li-jie Huang ... conductor (as Huang Li Jie)
Edmond Tsang ... orchestral arrangements

Transportation Department

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Takahiro Akimoto ... transportation: Japan
Osamu Fukui ... transportation: Japan
Shinji Furuuchi ... transportation: Japan
Hiroshi Hama ... transportation: Japan
Toshiya Hama ... transportation: Japan
Shinji Haruna ... transportation: Japan
Makoto Hirose ... picture car mechanic: Japan
Teruo Hzuka ... transportation: Japan
Takuyuki Ishii ... assistant picture car mechanic: Japan
Kaname Isozaki ... transportation: Japan
Naohiro Kikuchi ... transportation: Japan
Shinji Kodaira ... transportation: Japan
Atsushi Komatsuzaki ... transportation: Japan
Atsunobu Kuji ... transportation: Japan
Hitoshi Kurumi ... transportation: Japan
Hiroyuki Matsubara ... transportation: Japan
Kazuhiro Nogami ... transportation: Japan
Yutaka Okano ... transportation: Japan
Hitoshi Onuma ... transportation: Japan
Hideyuki Sasaki ... transportation: Japan
Seiki Shibata ... transportation: Japan
Narusige Suzuki ... transportation: Japan
Takahisa Tabuse ... transportation: Japan
Takeru Toyomane ... transportation: Japan
Masakazu Umeda ... transportation: Japan
Yoshitaka Watanabe ... transportation: Japan
Yamamoto ... transportation: Japan

Additional Crew

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Yuen Kan Cheung ... production coordinator (as Cheung Yuen Kan)
Eric Chiu ... translator: Japan
Makoto Ishii ... production assistant: Japan
Yick Yue Kan ... production assistant (as Kan Yick Yue)
Hiroko Kitano ... production assistant: Japan
Peggy Leung ... production accountant
Pisit Lixibunnakorn ... laboratory consultant (as Pisit Likibunnakorn)
Calmen Lui ... laboratory consultant
Maggie Ma ... translator: Japan
Kazayuki Nishimoto ... production assistant: Japan
Pairoj Prempri ... laboratory consultant
Pison Santawanpas ... laboratory consultant (as Pison Santawanpas)
Sunny Siu ... translator: Japan
Chun Ling Tao ... production coordinator (as Tao Chun Ling)
Akihito Terada ... production assistant: Japan
David Wong ... production accountant
Po Hung Wong ... production runner (as Wong Po Hung)

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Distributors

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Two mountain road racers, Nakazato and Takahashi, challenged each other to find the best racers, and defeat them in "battles". Nakazato was surprisingly defeated by an old Toyota Trueno AE86 (Corolla in the US) one night, and he searched for the person who defeated him, which lead him to the Speedstars, a local team. But the car who beat him was actually driven by a local Tofu shop owner's son, Takumi Fujiwara, who had unknowingly perfected the art of mountain racing through daily deliveries of tofu. Takumi was able to defeat Nakazato again, showing that he is no fluke. However, winning hasn't helped him home life, as his father, Bunta Fujiwara, was a drunkard (and a racing genius). His girlfriend Natsuki Mogi wants his attention even though she's got a dark and shameful secret, and his best friend Itsuki (who has no talent in driving) wants Takumi to teach him road racing... after buying the WRONG car. In a mountain road encounter, they ran into Team Emperor's Mitsubishi Evo, and normally the old junker don't stand a chance, but when controlled by Takumi they were able to defeat the Evo... And attract the wrath of Sudou, Team Emperor's leader. In another chance encounter, Sudou ran the AE86 and Takumi to the limit... and beyond... Forcing the AE86 out with a busted engine. However, Takahashi is there to lend a hand. With Bunta's help, they repaired the AE86, this time with a true racing engine, and a three-way showdown between Takahashi, Fujiwara, and Sudou is on... Who will be the winner at the end? Written by K. Chang

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Taglines It's not what you drive, it's what drives you See more »
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Also Known As
  • 头文字D (China, Mandarin title)
  • 頭文字D (Hong Kong, Cantonese title)
  • 頭文字D (Hong Kong, Mandarin title)
  • Initial D (Hong Kong, English title)
  • Initial D (Singapore, English title)
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Runtime
  • 107 min
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Box Office

Budget $12,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross HKD55,000,000, 26 Jun 2005

Did You Know?

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Trivia Three new Toyota AE86 Sprinter Truenos, a car out of production since 1987, were especially built by Toyota for the film. See more »
Goofs The actors are Hong Kong Chinese nationality, yet their characters have the original Japanese names. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #36.5 (2007). See more »
Soundtracks All The Way North See more »
Quotes Natsuki Mogi: It's most important to find a world that belongs to us. Life is meaningful only when we can find this world.
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