Initial D - Drift Racer


1h 48m 2005

Brief Synopsis

After winning his first competition, eighteen-year-old Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.

Film Details

Also Known As
Initial D, Tau man chi D, Tau man ji D, Taumanchi D
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Foreign
Teens
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Media Asia; Media Asia Films; Sil-Metropole Organization
Distribution Company
Content Artist Management; Gaga Communications (Parent); Media Asia; Shaw Organization

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m

Synopsis

After winning his first competition, eighteen-year-old Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.

Film Details

Also Known As
Initial D, Tau man chi D, Tau man ji D, Taumanchi D
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Foreign
Teens
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Media Asia; Media Asia Films; Sil-Metropole Organization
Distribution Company
Content Artist Management; Gaga Communications (Parent); Media Asia; Shaw Organization

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2005

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States November 2005

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 25-June 18, 2006.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Out of Competition) August 31-September 10, 2005.

Based on the comic "Taumanchi D" written by Shuichi Shigeno.

Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Out of Competition) August 31-September 10, 2005.)

Released in United States November 2005 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Asian New Classics) November 3-13, 2005.)

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 25-June 18, 2006.)