Tau man ji D (2005)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Directors:

Wai-keung Lau
Alan Mak

Writers:

Shuichi Shigeno (comic books) (characters)
Felix Chong (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 June 2005 (China)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

It's not what you drive, it's what drives you

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Tofu | Drunkard | Teen Prostitute | 21st Century | Based On Comic

Awards:

9 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Shawn Yue	...	Takeshi Nakazato
Edison Chen	...	Ryousuke Takahashi
Jay Chou	...	Takumi Fujiwara
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	Bunta 'Tofuman' Fujiwara (as Anthony Wong)
Chapman To	...	Itsuki Tachibana
Tsuyoshi Abe	...	Kenji
Anne Suzuki	...	Natsuki Mogi
Kenny Bee	...	Yuuichi 'Gasman' Tachibana
Liu Keng Hung	...	Seiji Iwaki
Jordan Chan	...	Kyouichi Sudou
Kiyohiko Ueki	...	Iketani
Kazuo Yashiro	...	SpeedStars Member
Miki Kuroiwa	...	Natsuki Mogi's Classmate
Megumi Seitone	...	Natsuki Mogi's Classmate
Sayaka Takizawa	...	Natsuki Mogi's Classmate

Also Known As:

Initial D (Hong Kong: English title)
Initial D - Drift Racer (UK)
Tou wen zi di (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Runtime:

107 min | Spain:104 min (DVD edition) | 95 min

Country:

China | Hong Kong

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Taiwan:GP | Australia:M | UK:12A | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | Italy:T | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA

Filming Locations:

Mt. Akina, Gunma, Japan

Company:

Media Asia Films

Trivia:

Three new Toyota AE86 Sprinter Truenos, a car out of production since 1987, were especially built by Toyota for the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: A few times in the movie before Takumi blows the engine in the AE86 Trueno you get a shot of the dashboard with the new Tachometer, other times it isn't there.

Quotes:

Bunta Fujiwara: You've been driving by yourself all these years. You've never competed with anyone. Remember, don't pay attention to the competition itself. Ignore other racers. The one you need to beat is yourself.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#37.5)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

THE WAY OF A MAN

It's Good Movie

OK, firstly, I see all you guys complaining about how gay the movie was. Well really, I've lots of movie based on books and animes and none of them are perfect. All you people think it is really easy to make a film based on a book or manga. The reasons why I liked the movie is because...

1. It was pretty funny especially Chapman To 2. The cars were all real and based on the anime and manga 3. They did all the basics in the anime and manga

I just don't get why all you people are complaining? As i said earlier, hardly any movie is 100% based onto the anime, manga or book. And as long as it entertains people, who cares?