China Synopsis
頭文字D
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.
The 2004–2006 China Window
45 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Initial D sits at position #25.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Initial D. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
6 sharedNew Initial D the Movie – Legend 1: Awakening
★ 8.1 · Japan
6 sharedInitial D: Third Stage
★ 6.7 · Japan
6 sharedNew Initial D the Movie – Legend 3: Dream
★ 7.7 · Japan
6 sharedNew Initial D the Movie – Legend 2: Racer
★ 8.0 · Japan
3 sharedThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
★ 6.5 · Japan
2 sharedFast & Furious
★ 6.7 · Japan
Other Titles From Sil-Metropole Organisation
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Initial D premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 48m runtime, production spent $14K per minute on screen and earned $66K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #466 of 946 China films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Action productions specifically: #131 of 319 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, Japan |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Sil-Metropole Organisation, Basic Pictures, Avex Entertainment, Media Asia Films, China Star Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | May 12, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0439630 |