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Initial D (live-action movie)

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[ adapted from Initial D (manga) ]

Alternative title:
Racha - Velocidade sem Limite (Portuguese)
頭文字〈イニシャル〉D (Japanese)
Themes: auto racing
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: High school student Takumi Fujiwara is a gas boy by day and delivery boy by night, transporting tofu uphill on the twisting Mt. Akina highway in his father's Toyota Sprinter AE86 Trueno. Street racers Ryousuke Takahashi and Takeshi Nakazato take notice of Takumi's outstanding drifting skills after he overtakes Nakazato on his way home. Soon, other racers like Kyouichi Sudou and Seiji Iwaki of the team Emperor challenge Takumi to see who the best street racer is in the Gunma Prefecture.
Running time: 109 minutes
Vintage: 2005-06-19
Premiere date:
2005-06-19 (China - Beijing)
2005-06-23 (China/Hong Kong/Singapore)
2005-06-24 (Taiwan)
2005-06-27 (Malaysia)
2005-09-02 (Italy - Venice Film Festival)
2005-09-17 (Japan)
Opening Theme:
"Blood on Fire (Japanese dub theme)" by AAA
"Piao Yi (Drift)" by Jay Chou
Ending Theme:
"Always Head North (Yi Lu Xiang Bei)" by Jay Chou
Official website:
Trivia: We have 4
Comment:
Joint Hong Kong/Japanese production.
Renowned Hong Kong director Tsui Hark initially was given control of the project. At the last minute, Hark bailed out due to numerous disagreements with the production company.
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Related releases:
    Initial D - BluRay (DVD) 2008-01-22 (from $22.46)
    Initial D (Live Action) - Special Edition DVD (DVD) 2006-01-24 (from $9.23)
    Initial D -(Live Action) (UMD) 2006-01-24

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director:
Alan Mak
Andrew Lau

Screenplay: Felix Chong

Music: Kwong Wing Chan

Original Manga: Shuuichi Shigeno

Director of Photography:
Andrew Lau (HKSC)
Man Ching Ng
Yiu Fai Lai (HKSC)

Executive producer:
John Chong
Yang Ying

Producer: Andrew Lau

Assistant Art Director: Cat Leung (HK)

Assistant Costume Design:
Boey Wong (HK)
Damon Lau (HK)
Kitty Chau (HK)

Assistant director:
Cindy Yu (HK)
Henry Lau (HK)
Jonathan Li (HK)
Seiya Nishikawa (Japan)
Yuuichi Tazawa (Japan)

Assistant Production Manager: Yasunori Matsuda (Japan)

Associate Line Producer:
Chisako Hau (Japan)
Ronald Wong
Stephen Lam

Associate Production Manager:
Jeannette Lee (HK)
Prudence Kao (HK)

Editing: Wong Hoi

Line Producer:
Ellen Chang
Lorraine Ho

Location Manager: Makoto Yokozawa (Japan)

Location Production Assistant: Yasuoki Kobayashi (Japan)

Production Assistant:
Akihiko Terada (Japan)
Hiroko Kitano (Japan)
Kazuyuki Nishimoto (Japan)
Makoto Ishii (Japan)
Yick Yue Kan (HK)
Yukie Nakama (Japan) 

Production Design: Silver Choung

Production manager:
Kyo Sasaki (Japan)
Ray Pang (HK)

Production Runner: Po Hung Wong (HK)

Sound Design: Kinson Tsang

Stunt Assistant:
Man Kin Wong (Cars - HK)
Wai Leung Lee (Cars - HK)

Stunt Coordination:
Joseph Chi (Cars - HK Unit)
Katsuhiro Takahashi (Cars - Japan Unit)

Theme Song Performance:
AAA (Japanese Release)
Jay Chou (ED)

Unit Manager: Chun Keung Cheung (HK)

Visual Effects Supervision:
Bryan Cheung
Eddy Wong
Victor Wong

 

Jay Chou as Takumi Fujiwara

Anne Suzuki as Natsuki Mogi

Anthony Wong as Bunta Fujiwara

Chapman To as Itsuki Tachibana

Edison Chen as Ryousuke Takahashi

Jordan Chan as Kyouichi Sudou

Kazuyuki Tsumura as Mr. X ("Papa")

Keng Hung Liu as Seiji Iwaki

Kenny Bee as Yuuichi Tachibana

Shawn Yue as Takeshi Nakazato

Akiko Matsushita as RedSuns Girl A

Akira Yasuda as RedSuns Member A

Chie Tanaka as Miya

Chikako Murata as Takumi Fan D

Chinatsu Kanada as Karaoke Lady F

Chizuru Iguchi as Karaoke Lady C

Daiichiro Yuyama as NightKids Member A

Dasubi Tamura as RedSuns Girl C

Eiichi Kato as RedSuns Member C

Eri Asanuma as Emperor Girl B

Hiroko Watabe as Ryousuke Fan A

Hiroyuki Nakai as Emperor Member E

Kahori Oba as RedSuns Girl B

Kanako Ishiyama as Karaoke Lady E

Katsushi Norimine as Truck Driver A

Kazuhida Kobayashi as Emperor Member C

Kazunori Kawamura as NightKids Crowd A

Kazuo Yashiro as SpeedStars Member

Kenji Harada as RedSuns Member E

Kenzo Sakai as NightKids Member C

Kiboubi Tamura as NightKids Girl E

Kiyohiko Ueki as Kouichiro Iketani

Kotaro Kano as Emperor Member A

Mai Fujii as NightKids Girl A

Manami as Karaoke Lady A

Masako Yoshikawa as Takumi Fan B

Masashi Niijima as Truck Driver C

Masato Kato as RedSuns Member F

Megumi Seitone as Natsuki's Classmate B

Megumi Ujiie as Karaoke Lady B

Miki Kuroiwa as Natsuki's Classmate A

Minako Yokoyama as Takumi Fan A

Norimasa Matsumoto as NightKids Crowd B

Ran Fukuda as Karaoke Lady D

Reika Shinoda as NightKids Girl C

Rin Aki as Emperor Girl A

Sayaka Takizawa as Natsuki's Classmate C

Seira Ogura as Takumi Fan C

Serina Kurobe as Ryousuke Fan C

Shinichiro Nagano as RedSuns Member G

Shintaro Nemoto as RedSuns Member D

Shiro Gou as NightKids Member D

Shota Mitsuki as RedSuns Member H

So Iijima as NightKids Member E

Takahiro Hirano as RedSuns Member B

Takenori Ishii as RedSuns Member I

Tomohiro Waki as NightKids Member B

Tomoka Oohata as NightKids Girl D

Tomomi Koizumi as Emperor Girl D

Tsunesuke Shimizu as Truck Driver D

Tsuyoshi Abe as Kenji

Yuka Yanase as Emperor Girl C

Yuko Kawasa as NightKids Girl B

Yumi Murakami as Ryousuke Fan B

Yusuke Nakayama as Truck Driver B

Yusuke Naoi as Emperor Member D

Yuya Nakahara as Emperor Member B

Japanese companies 

Distributor:
Avex, Inc. (Japan)
GAGA Communications (Japan)
Megastar Video Distribution (HK) Ltd. (HK)

Production:
Basic Pictures
Media Asia
Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd.

Special Thanks To:
Aero Asahi Corporation
All Nippon Airways
Fila
Japan Animation & Manga College
Kashiwazaki Info Box
Lacoste
New Balance
Niigata Film Commission
Niigata Location Network
Nippon Oil
Pepsi
RECS
Sony
Takasaki Film Commission
Timex, Inc.

English staff 
English companies 
(none)
 

Licensed by: Tai Seng

English cast 
(none)

French cast 
French staff 
(none)

Fabrice Josso as Takumi Fujiwara

Axel Kiener as Takeshi Nakazato

Bruno Choël as Yuuichi Tachibana

Cédric Dumond as Itsuki Tachibana

Donald Reignoux

French companies 

Dubbing: Dubbing Brothers

Dutch staff 
Dutch companies 
(none)
 

Broadcaster: MTV Netherlands

Distributor: Asiamania

Dutch cast 
(none)
 
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