Initial D is a 2005 Hong Kong action film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a film adaptation of the Japanese Initial D manga series. The main character, Takumi Fujiwara, is portrayed by Jay Chou in his film acting debut.
Initial D | |
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Traditional | ???D |
Simplified | ???D |
Mandarin | T?u Wén Zì D |
Cantonese | Tau4 Man4 Zi6 D |
Directed by | Andrew Lau Alan Mak |
Produced by | Andrew Lau |
Screenplay by | Felix Chong |
Story by | Shuichi Shigeno |
Starring |
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Music by | Chan Kwong-wing |
Cinematography | Lai Yiu-fai Andrew Lau |
Edited by | Wong Hoi |
Production company | Media Asia Films Sil-Metropole Basic Pictures |
Distributed by | Media Asia Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Budget | US$12 million |
Box office | US$10,793,051 |
Screenplay
Takumi Fujiwara is a high school student who has been delivering tofu to the resorts in Mt. Akina in his father Bunta's Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86. He also works part-time at a gas station where his friend Itsuki, the owner's son and a high school dropout, aspires to be a street racer. Natsuki Mogi, an attractive classmate, smiles as she walks by Takumi, but she has been secretly going on dates with a sugar daddy who drives a Mercedes.
Street racers Takeshi Nakazato of the NightKids, who drives a Nissan Skyline GT-R, and Ryousuke Takahashi of the RedSuns, who drives a Mazda RX-7 (FC), talk about racing each other after they defeat the competition at Akina. When Takeshi visits the gas station to issue a challenge to the racing god of Mt. Akina, Itsuki (with Takumi riding along) arrives to defend that title, but in the ensuing race, Itsuki is embarrassed thoroughly and damages his Nissan Silvia. However, Takeshi is later beaten in an unofficial race by the AE86. Takeshi returns to the gas station to ask who owns the AE86. Yuuchi asks Bunta if he has been racing again; he learns that Takumi has been driving the AE86 for the past five years and has been steadily improving his racing skills. Natsuki wants to go on a beach date with Takumi, so Bunta agrees to loan him the car and fill the gas tank provided that he win the race at Akina.
With Ryousuke, Itsuki, and the other RedSuns and NightKids watching, Takumi defeats Takeshi on the downhill race. He and Natsuki have an enjoyable time on the beach date. Itsuki buys his own Trueno and asks Takumi to teach him how to race. Halfway down the mountain, Seiji Iwaki of the Emperor Team in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV, taunts them and angers Takumi to the point that he races and defeats Seiji, causing the latter to spin out and damage the side of his Evo.
Takumi discovers that Itsuki's car does not perform like his father's car, which Ryousuke tells him it has been custom-tuned and modified. Takumi agrees to race Ryousuke in three weeks, but on the way downhill, Emperor team leader Kyouichi Sudo in his Lancer Evo III (E3) overtakes Takumi; in the ensuing race, the AE86's engine breaks down. Ryousuke tells Takumi that he will challenge Kyouichi, and offers to lend him one of his cars, but Takumi declines. Bunta tells Takumi that Natsuki is visiting her hometown for two weeks. Bunta and Yuuichi have the AE86 outfitted with a new racing engine. Takumi struggles with the modified car well until Bunta shows him how to take advantage of its new mechanics.
After seeing Natsuki with the Mercedes guy coming from a love hotel, Itsuki tells Takumi that Natsuki is a prostitute, which angers Takumi and they fight. The afternoon before the race he thinks he sees Natsuki in the Mercedes at a railroad crossing, but is unable to catch up to them. He later calls Natsuki, who tells him she is coming back tonight, but is with the Mercedes guy whom she tells they cannot see each other anymore.
At the showdown, Ryousuke offers to team with Takumi on defeating Kyouichi, but Takumi declines. During the race, Ryousuke lets Kyouichi pass him and then follows closely. Ryousuke and Takumi use the gutter trick to overtake Kyouichi. Despite the warning messages of a driver going up the hill, Kyouichi's E3 tries to overtake the two but is forced to swerve off the road from the oncoming car and flips off the cliff side. Ryousuke overtakes Takumi at the five hairpin turns. Bunta explains to the watchers that the FC's tires are losing their grip and that it is up to Takumi to compete against himself and not his opponent. Takumi undertakes Ryousuke on the last hairpin turn to win the race.
Ryousuke offers Takumi to join his new racing team, but Takumi goes to see Natsuki. However, he sees the Mercedes guy drop off Natsuki with a hug. Takumi and Natsuki see each other but Takumi runs away, while Natsuki falls to the ground crying. Takumi tearfully drives away. Takumi calls Itsuki to apologize and then calls Ryousuke to accept his offer.
- Jay Chou as Takumi Fujiwara
- Anne Suzuki as Natsuki Mogi, Takumi's classmate and love interest
- Edison Chen as Ryousuke Takahashi, leader of the RedSuns
- Anthony Wong as Bunta Fujiwara, Takumi's father, a former racer who now turns a tofu shop
- Shawn Yue as Takeshi Nakazato, leader of the NightKids
- Chapman To as Itsuki Tachibana, Takumi's friend and the leader of the Akina SpeedStars. His father owns the gas station.
- Jordan Chan as Kyouichi Sudou, leader of Team Emperor
- Kenny Bee as Yuuichi Tachibana, the gas station owner and Bunta's friend
- Tsuyoshi Abe as Kenji, one of the gas station attendants who is a member of Akina SpeedStars
- Liu Keng Hung, as Seiji Iwaki, member of Team Emperor
- Chie Tanaka as Miya, a female gas station attendant that Itsuki dates
- Kazuyuki Tsumura as Mr. X, Natsuki's sugar daddy
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The Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japanese, and American (assumed to be the same version in all other English-speaking countries) each have different soundtracks.
Initial D was released on 23 June 2005 in several Asian markets including Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and mainland China. The film made its North American debut at The Imaginasian Theater in New York City
Initial D was released as a direct to video DVD in Australia on 21 October 2005. It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 April, and the Philippines on 12 July 2006. Tai Seng Entertainment, the distributor of Initial D in the United States, released Initial D on Blu-ray on 22 January 2008. This is an exclusive release for the Blu-ray format.
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 33% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10.
Initial D won six awards out of 15 nominations from the 42nd Golden Horse Awards in 2005 and 25th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2006.
42nd Golden Horse Awards
Category | Nomination | Result | Ref |
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Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | Won | |
Best New Performer | Jay Chou | Won | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Felix Chong Man-Keung | Nominated | |
Best Original Song | "??" (Drifting) by Jay Chou from November's Chopin | Nominated | |
Best Visual Effects | Victor Wong, Eddy Wong, Bryan Cheung | Nominated | |
Best Sound Effects | Kinson Tsang King-Cheung | Nominated |
25th Hong Kong Film Awards
Category | Nomination | Result | Ref |
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Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | Won | |
Best New Performer | Jay Chou | Won | |
Best Sound Design | Kinson Tsang King-Cheung | Won | |
Best Visual Effects | Victor Wong, Eddy Wong, Bryan Cheung | Won | |
Best Film | Initial D | Nominated | |
Best Director | Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Alan Mak Siu-Fai | Nominated | |
Best Editing | Wong Hoi | Nominated | |
Best Original Score | Chan Kwong-Wing | Nominated | |
Best Original Song | "??" (Drifting) by Jay Chou from November's Chopin | Nominated |
A sequel has been in discussion since the following year after the movie debuted. However, a concrete conclusion could not be reached due to obstacles that include the storyline, filming locations, casts, and safety reasons. As of March 2014, director and producer, Andrew Lau, once again reconfirmed in an exclusive interview that a sequel will surely follow but is tight-lipped on the release date. Jay Chou and Edison Chen will reprise their roles.
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