Takumi Fujiawara has garnered the attention of the street racer Ryousuke Takahashi, leader of the RedSuns. As he prepares for the biggest race in his life, Takumi finds himself trying to juggle his passion for racing with his personal life.
Sound
Eurobeat soundtrack that chemically alters your heart rate.
Direction
CGI racing so slick you'll forget it's not hand-drawn.
Acting
Mamoru Miyano captures Takumi's iceberg cool perfectly.
Director
Masamitsu Hidaka
Mamoru Miyano
Takumi Fujiwara (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura
Keisuke Takahashi (voice)
Daisuke Ono
Ryosuke Takahashi (voice)
Maaya Uchida
Natsuki Mogi (voice)
Hiroaki Hirata
Bunta Fujiwara (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Takeshi Nakazato (voice)
Shuhei Sakaguchi
Shingo Shoji (voice)
Minoru Shiraishi
Itsuki Takeuchi (voice)
Yumi Hara
Mako Sato (voice)
Hiroshi Tsuchida
Kouichirou Iketani (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Eurobeat licensing for this trilogy reportedly cost more than the animation budget—explaining why it slaps so hard.
Initial D essentially created the global drifting boom; this film trilogy revived the franchise for a generation that worships JDM culture ironically and unironically.
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