Initial D is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a film adaptation of the Japanese Initial D manga and anime series. Taking place in the Gunma prefecture in Japan, the film concerns a young tofu-delivery driver named Takumi Fujiwara, trained from a young age and way before he could drive to deliver tofu to the peak of Mt Akina and unknown. He had been trained to an incredible level of skill in taking on the five hairpin corners plus using the gutter techniques of Mt. Akina . The film chronicles his evolution from an uninterested delivery boy into a hardened... tōge racer, also showing how he learns techniques of racing without affecting his delivery load. Takumi drives his father, Bunta Fujiwara's Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX which is seemingly unmodified but is perfectly suited for the downhill corners of Mt. Akina, which gains the attention of local street racers all across the prefecture. Some ultimately challenge Takumi to races on Akina's downhill, including Takeshi Nakazato who leads the NightKids team and drives a Nissan Skyline GT-R .
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| Release date: | June 23, 2005 |
| Directed by: | Andrew Lau, Alan Mak |
| Runtime: | 110 Minutes |
| Producer: | Andrew Lau, Ellen Chang |
| Editor: | Wong Hoi |
| Music by: | Chan Kwong Wing |
| Cinematography: | Andrew Lau, Lai Yiu Fai |
| Screenplay by: | Shuichi Shigeno, Felix Chong, Felix Chong |
| Estimated budget: | $12,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Initial D |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller |