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Initial D

Original title: Tau man ji D
  • 20052005
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 47m
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Tau man ji D (2005)
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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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.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.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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8.6K
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  • Directors
    • Andrew Lau
    • Alan Mak
    • Ralph Rieckermann
  • Writers
    • Shuichi Shigeno(comic books)
    • Felix Chong(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jay Chou
    • Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
    • Edison Chen
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  • Directors
    • Andrew Lau
    • Alan Mak
    • Ralph Rieckermann
  • Writers
    • Shuichi Shigeno(comic books)
    • Felix Chong(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jay Chou
    • Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
    • Edison Chen
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    • 52User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 18 nominations

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    Jay Chou
    Jay Chou
    • Takumi Fujiwaraas Takumi Fujiwara
    Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
    Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
    • Bunta 'Tofuman' Fujiwaraas Bunta 'Tofuman' Fujiwara
    Edison Chen
    Edison Chen
    • Ryousuke Takahashias Ryousuke Takahashi
    Shawn Yue
    Shawn Yue
    • Takeshi Nakazatoas Takeshi Nakazato
    Anne Suzuki
    Anne Suzuki
    • Natsuki Mogias Natsuki Mogi
    Chapman To
    Chapman To
    • Itsuki Tachibanaas Itsuki Tachibana
    Kenny Bee
    Kenny Bee
    • Yuuichi 'Gasman' Tachibanaas Yuuichi 'Gasman' Tachibana
    Jordan Chan
    Jordan Chan
    • Kyouichi Sudouas Kyouichi Sudou
    Will Liu
    Will Liu
    • Seiji Iwakias Seiji Iwaki
    Tsuyoshi Abe
    • Kenjias Kenji
    Kiyohiko Ueki
    • Iketanias Iketani
    Kazuo Yashiro
    • SpeedStars Memberas SpeedStars Member
    Miki Kuroiwa
    • Natsuki Mogi's Classmateas Natsuki Mogi's Classmate
    Megumi Seitone
    • Natsuki Mogi's Classmateas Natsuki Mogi's Classmate
    Sayaka Takizawa
    • Natsuki Mogi's Classmateas Natsuki Mogi's Classmate
    Kazuyuki Tsumura
    • Mr. Xas Mr. X
    Chie Tanaka
    Chie Tanaka
    • Miyaas Miya
    Daiichiro Yuyama
    • NightKids Memberas NightKids Member
    • Directors
      • Andrew Lau
      • Alan Mak
      • Ralph Rieckermann
    • Writers
      • Shuichi Shigeno(comic books) (characters)
      • Felix Chong(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    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? —K. Chang
    • live action remake of anime
    • racing
    • drama competition
    • timeframe 2000s
    • timeframe 21st century
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    • Taglines
      • It's not what you drive, it's what drives you
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
    • Parents guide

    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.
    • Goofs
      If you look closely in the beginning you can see that Takumi is already driving with a cup of water before his father tells him so.
    • Quotes

      Itsuki Tachibana: Do you know what a god is? A god is actually human. But he can do what other humans can't.

      [hugging Takumi]

      Itsuki Tachibana: God, please save me. Please save my car as well.

    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #37.5 (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      All The Way North
      Produced by Jay Chou

      Composed by Jay Chou

      Performed by Jay Chou

      Lyrics by Wen Shang Fan

      Arranged by Again Tsai

    User reviews52

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Reminiscent of the original, but what happened to the music?
    Overall, I'll have to say right off the bat that as a fan of the original anime I found it somewhat amusing.

    There are a few things that the movie does right. The camera angles and the overall feel of the movie was spot-on to the original source material. A particular highlight was the "zoom-in-on-the-eyes" of the loser in one particular race. This was exactly like the anime, and was a great touch.

    People might slam Jay Chou, but I thought he did a good job in this. It's rather hard to screw up a character who is generally bored and half-asleep (as he is portrayed in the anime).

    There are a lot of small changes here and there, such as Bunta being a drunkard for comedy relief, and the complete lack of Keisuke (his character was combined with Nakazato). Or the fact that the anime Nakazato drove the 4WD GT-R model of Skyline, and did not drift. I won't touch on these in detail, as they didn't really bother me that much.

    However, the biggest element lacking in this is the music! Inital D fans know that Initial D is known for it's high energy dance-style J-pop music. Considering there are at least 10 Initial D soundtrack CD's out in Japan, I can't believe they didn't realize how popular the music is.

    The music in the film is best described as "Chinese rap/R&B" I guess, which really hurt the feel of the movie in my opinion.

    As synonymous the anime is with the music, I can't help but think what it would be without it. We'd be left with scenes of car racing with cheesy dialog, intertwined with brief romance scenes. Which now that I think of it, pretty much sums up this film.

    If they were to make an Initial D anime series with music similar to this movie's soundtrack, I wonder if I would like it as much.

    I just might feel the same way about it as I do this movie, in that it's a nice reminiscent film somewhat faithful to the original, but nothing to get really excited about.

    If you're not a fan of Inital D or of import racing, there's not much for you here.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 23, 2005 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Hong Kong
    • Official site
      • Media Asia (Hong Kong)
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Khúc Cua Quyết Định
    • Filming locations
      • Mt. Akina, Gunma, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Media Asia Films
      • Sil-Metropole Organisation
      • Basic Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,793,051
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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