initial d ** a 2005 live-action film based on the japanese initial d manga and anime series.it ** directed by famed hong kong directors andrew lau and alan mak,whose credits include the 2002 smash hit infernal affairs and 1999's the legend of speed,a previous street racing melodrama.
plot
spoiler warning:plot and/or ending details follow.
taking place in the gunma prefecture in japan,the film concerns a young tofu-delivery driver named takumi fujiwara.he has incredible skill in taking on the hairpin curves of mt.akina(mt.haruna in real-life).the film chronicles h** evolution from an uninterested delivery boy into a hardened touge racer.
takumi drives h** father's(bunta)1986 toyota sprinter trueno gt-apex(ae86).it ** seemingly unmodified but ** perfectly suited for the downhill corners of mt.akina and gains the attention of local street racers all across the prefecture.some ultimately challenge takumi to battles on akina's downhill.ryousuke takahashi,a driver of the mazda rx-7(fc)helps out takumi along the way by giving him advice.while following the path of a street racer,takumi must deal with h** alcoholic father and h** girlfriend who secretly engages in compensated dating
names of characters and places
th** sub-article applies equally to both the original cantonese and mandarin-dubbed versions,but for the sake of the d**cussion mandarin ** used in the pronunciation of chinese names and places.
most of the names of the characters in the film are still the same as the corresponding names in the original manga and anime,at least in their written form;the difference lies in the pronunciation of the names.in both the manga/anime and the film,the name of the tofu boy who drives the legendary ae86 ** written"拓海",but ** pronounced takumi in japanese and tuo-hai in chinese.similarly,the fc driver's name,written"凉介",** pronounced ryousuke in japanese and liang-jie in chinese.
however,there indeed ex**ts some names(mostly family names)which are slightly modified from the original.for instance,in the film bunta fujiwara ** simply called yuan wen-tai instead of teng-yuan wen-tai(the direct chinese pronunciation of"藤原文太",which ** fujiwara,bunta in japanese).
close-up of the l**t of names in the closing credits.the closing credits of the film reveal even slightly-modified names.the first few entries are reproduced below:
the closing credits of the film reveal even slightly-modified names.the first few entries are reproduced below:
中里毅 余文乐(1st entry)
高凉介 陈冠希
原拓海 周杰伦
原文太 黄秋生
花木 杜汶泽
健二 阿部力
木夏树 **
花佑一 钟镇涛
城清次 刘畊宏
藤京一 陈小春
艾先生 津村 和幸(16th entry)
美也 田中 千絵(17th entry)
the first column contains the names of the characters,and the second column contains the names of the actors,sorted in order of appearance in the film.the entries marked with an aster**k are the names which are either left untouched or not found in the manga/anime.the rest of the names are derived from the original manga/anime names as shown in the table below.all family names are written in capital letters,and stress marks are added to the chinese(mandarin)pronunciations to indicate the tones.
original name japanese pronunciation chinese pronunciation modified name(used in the film)chinese pronunciation played by
高桥凉介 takahashi ryousuke gāo-qiáo liáng-jiè 高凉介 gāo liáng-jiè 陈冠希
ed**on chen
藤原拓海 fujiwara takumi téng-yuán tuò-hǎi 原拓海 yuán tuò-hǎi 周杰伦
jay chou
藤原文太 fujiwara bunta téng-yuán wén-tài 原文太 yuán wén-tài 黄秋生
anthony wong
武内 树
(武内イツキ)takeuchi itsuki wǔ-nèi shù 花木(阿木)huā mù(ah mù)杜汶泽
chapman to
茂木夏树
(茂木なつき)mogi natsuki mào-mù xià-shù 木夏树 mù xià-shù **
anne suzuki
立花佑一 tachibana yuuichi lì-huā yòu-yī 花佑一 huā yòu-yī 钟镇涛
kenny bee
岩城清次 iwaki seiji yán-chéng qīng-cì 城清次 chéng qīng-cì 刘畊宏
will liu
须藤京一 sudou kyouichi xū-téng jīng-yī 藤京一 téng jīng-yī 陈小春
jordan chan
in the first row,ryousuke's complete name,"高桥凉介",loses its second kanji and turns into"高凉介".consequently,"takahashi ryousuke"becomes"gao liang-jie"in the film.in the second row,takumi's name loses its starting kanji and becomes"yuan tuo-hai".similar reasoning applies to the rest of the rows.
an exception ** itsuki's name.itsuki's film name ** not simply a modification but a complete replacement of the original name.in the film,itsuki **"hua mu",the son of the gas station owner hua you-yi("yuuichi tachibana").hua mu ** fondly called"ah mu"by h** friends.(the"ah"prefix ** also used in tuo-hai's name.tuo-hai's friends sometimes call him"ah hai".)
the table below contains the untouched names:
name japanese pronunciation chinese pronunciation played by
中里 毅 nakazato takeshi zhōng lǐ-yì 余文乐
shawn yue
健二 kenji jiàn-èr 阿部 力
tsuyoshi abe
艾先生-ài xiānshēng 津村 和幸
kazuyuki tsumura
美也 miya měi-yě 田中 千絵
chie tanaka
in the table,"ai xiansheng"(played by kazuyuki tsumura)literally means"mr.ai".he **"mr.x"(natsuki's(nataile)"papa")in the manga/anime.
kenji in the film ** radically different from kenji in manga/anime.he almost doesn't talk in the film.
miya,the gas station girl and itsuki's love interest in the film,does not ex**t in the manga/anime.in the latter,itsuki's love interest ** kazumi,the s**ter of wataru akiyama.
in summary,if the closing credits were to be translated,the first few entries would really be th**:
zhong li-yi shawn yue(1st entry)
gao liang-jie ed**on chen
yuan tuo-hai jay zhou
yuan wen-tai anthony wong
hua mu[ah mu]chapman to
jian-er tsuyoshi abe
mu xia-shu anne suzuki
hua you-yi kenny bee
cheng qing-ci will liu
teng jing-yi jordan chan
mr.ai kazuyuki tsumura(16th entry)
mei-ye chie tanaka(17th entry)
as for the names of places,they are also left untouched.refer to the table below:
place name japanese pronunciation chinese pronunciation(used in the film)engl**h
秋名山 akina-san qiū-míng shān mount akina
妙义(山)myougi(san)miào-yì(shān)(mount)myougi
群马 gunma qún-mǎ gunma
changes from previous versions
the movie differs from the manga and anime in several d**tinct ways.some changes are significant,while others are minor.
movie anime/manga/games
itsuki tachibana ** the spoiled brat and the son of yuuichi tachibana,the gas station manager.he ** the de facto leader of the akina speed stars.koichiro iketani ** the leader of the akina speed stars,while itsuki takeuchi(as he ** named in the original series)** an employee like takumi at the gas station,and ** of a comic relief.
bunta fujiwara ** portrayed as an abusive,alcoholic womanizer.bunta ** portrayed as a w**e and often times secretive father,whom nurtures takumi's"gift"of touge racing.
takeshi nakazato and ryousuke takahashi are in an alliance.no such alliance ex**ts.
team emperor ** portrayed as a bōsōzoku gang.team emperor ** portrayed as a semi-professional street racing team.
itsuki tells takumi that natsuki mogi ** cheating on him after noticing mogi in another man's mercedes benz driving out of a hotel.takumi then sees mogi in the mercedes on the highway.an anonymous phone call **rms takumi that natsuki mogi ** cheating on him.takumi stakes out a love hotel and sees mogi in the mercedes.
itsuki drives a n**san silvia k's(s13)which he crashes and later on he drives an ae86.itsuki m**takenly obtains a toyota corolla levin sr(ae85),thinking it's an toyota corolla sprinter trueno(ae86)like takumi's.
when takumi's ae86 engine blows out,he slows to a stop in the middle of the road with a jerky rpm drop and electricity going out.when takumi's ae86 engine blows out,he spins out as the rpm slowly drops and nearly falls off a cliff with the headlights still on and black marks along the front side of the car.
the tachometer was upgraded by bunta himself a day later after the engine upgrade.the tachometer was upgraded by takumi and iketani after the engine upgrade and takumi had trouble adjusting to the new engine.
the ae86's receives a carbon fibre hood when they upgrade the engine.the hood ** changed to a carbon fibre hood when takumi joins project d.
nakazato and ryosuke never mention any other members of their teams shingo ** a member of the night kids and ke**uke ** a member from red suns/project d.
the red suns,night kids,akina speedstars,and the emporers are the only teams.the teams also include impact blue,seven star leaf,todo juku,northern saitama alliance,purple shadow,team 216,and project d.
takeshi nakazato lost by h** bad drift into hairpins and takumi's gutter drop.takeshi nakazato lost by h** he**y car's stress on the front wheel,and when he wanted to accelerate past him,he wheels lost grip and he spun out,hitting the guardrail.ryosuke takahashi was supposed to follow them,watching takumi's racing style.ke**uke takahashi was the one who lost to takumi by the gutter drop.
there was a 3 car race,containing team emperor,red suns,and takumi.th** was probably called the gumna prefucture finals.there was never a 3 car race,at all whatsoever.
when takumi lost to kyouichi sudou,it was not an official race,kyouichi just saw him pass by and raced with him at akina.the race was official race,takumi lost to him once,because of the engine blowout,but then beat him.they raced at tochigi.
seiji iwaki was the one who d**sed ituski's car,telling them to go home and sleep like little kids.seiji stopped them twice along the way down,then takumi raced against him,destroying h** car.afterwards,itsuki pukes.some akina amateurs,looking for takumi's ae86,were the one d**sing ituski's car,laughing at h** ae85 at the summit of the mountain.takumi was mad and raced against the ametures.he passed them by doing the gutter drop move.the amateurs ...