Japan Synopsis
劇場版 頭文字D Third Stage
With high school graduation right around the corner, Takumi Fujiwara has a lot on his mind and a lot to prepare for. Everything becomes even more complicated when Takumi is offered a spot on Ryosuke Takahashi's elite Kengai Racing Team, which seeks to assemble the greatest racers in the Gunma area for a tour of Japan's mountain passes. Before he can accept however, Takumi feels the need to settle the score with the Lancer Evo driving Emperor team, defend his downhill-racer crown against the son of his father's greatest rival, and finally settle things with his unfaithful girlfriend Natsuki.
The 2000–2002 Japan Window
226 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Initial D: Third Stage sits at position #124.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Initial D: Third Stage. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
8 sharedNew Initial D the Movie – Legend 1: Awakening
★ 8.1 · Japan
8 sharedNew Initial D the Movie – Legend 3: Dream
★ 7.7 · Japan
8 sharedNew Initial D the Movie – Legend 2: Racer
★ 8.0 · Japan
6 sharedInitial D
★ 6.7 · China
3 sharedThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
★ 6.5 · Japan
2 sharedThe Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2
★ 7.3 · Japan
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Initial D: Third Stage premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,787 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,107 of 1,714 (top 65%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Avex Entertainment, OB Planning, Pastel, Studio Deen, Kodansha |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | January 13, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0388130 |