Initial D

Initial D (2005)

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How fast is 1 second?

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.

Date of release
2005-05-12
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (319)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Director
Andrew Lau Wai-keung, Alan Mak Siu-fai

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $10.8M
  • Budget: $12M
  • Earned 0.9× its budget
  • Based on: Initial D
  • Filmed in: Taipei and Japan

Initial D is a 2005 Hong Kong action film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a film adaptation of the Japanese manga series of the same name, combining elements from the series' several manga volumes as well as the anime's first, second, and third stages. The main character, Takumi Fujiwara, is portrayed by Jay Chou in his film acting debut.

Production

The Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japanese, American and British versions each have different soundtracks. The AAA song "Blood on Fire" (2005), the film's main theme song, sold 58,052 single units, grossing approximately ¥29.03 million. The Mink insert song "Beautiful" sold 2,786 units, grossing ¥2.93 million. The U.K. release of the film features an entirely different soundtrack composed and compiled by Richie Warren of Fuel.

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