Initial D fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Sports, everyday modern life, and growing up
Standout direction
Standout editing and score
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Initial D is pulse-pounding, breakneck, and tense.
Hopeful
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's hopeful. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Sports, everyday modern life, and growing up
Its world is built around sports, everyday modern life, and growing up.
Standout editing and score
Look and sound: the editing and score stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Initial D is included with a subscription to Hi-YAH in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Plex, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 33%, and Metacritic 48). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
1 h 49 min
Initial D runs 1 h 49 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Initial D higher (64) than critics (41). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $7 million worldwide, 4.6 times its budget.
It was made in cn, with some English. Produced in Hong Kong SAR China, Japan, Thailand.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Initial D in 14 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 77 storytelling tropes for Initial D, including Mundane Utility, Art Evolution, Establishing Series Moment.
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