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Initial D
HONG KONG · 2005

Initial D

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
street racing drift racing coming of age father-son relationship underground racing culture
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Synopsis

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.

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