Synopsis
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
- Jay ChouTakumi Fujiwara
- Anne SuzukiNatsuki Mogi
- Jordan ChanKyouichi Sudou
- Shawn YueTakeshi Nakazato
- Anthony WongBunta Fujiwara
- Kenny BeeYuuichi Tachibana
- Chapman ToItsuki Tachibana
- Edison ChenRyousuke Takahashi
- Tsuyoshi AbeKenji
- Liu Geng-HongSeiji Iwaki
Recommendations
- 70
Variety
Super-slick street-racing pic, based on a Nipponese manga series and set in Japan, is aimed squarely at the East Asian market, which it has conquered in spades since late June release. - 60
Film Threat
As a matter of fact, Initial D is an anti-car racing film. It's not about thrills; it's about how to perfect the art of drifting, philosophy, and how to transcend the human condition. - 60
Village Voice
Another oil-slick ode to man-on-auto lust, Initial D offers enough full-speed money shots to eke out a victory over its barrage of clichés. - 50
Chicago Reader
Slick though featherweight adolescent melodrama. - 50
The New York Times
A slick but silly affair unlikely to appeal to anyone over the age of 15. - 25
New York Post
Andy Lau and Siu Fai Mak, the men behind the successful Hong Kong police thriller trio "Infernal Affairs," should be arrested for directing Initial D.
