![]() He beats his son and Jay Chou has scars on his back from all the beatings. Takumi's father is also a drunk and a bum. In the movie, this character talks about how he's a racing god and when he loses and wrecks he asks his poor father to buy him an even faster car (GTR) so that he can rematch and wreck that one too. In the anime, this character talks about trying to get better and having Takumi as his inspiration. His best friend Itsuki is more of a raving idiot than his anime counterpart would ever hope to be. I feel like he's always mumbling out his lines or is just wondering why he isn't doing the music video yet. Jay Chou does a pretty bad job as the protagonist. If you are a fan of the anime you will not find your beloved characters here. Unfortunately that's the only thing that is good about this movie. ![]() It's pretty fun to watch and you just have to wonder who the stunt men are or if they brought in Japanese drift legend, Tsuchiya on to the set for some of these shots. In many of the scenes they'll hug a turn on the inside and let the rear slide out and overtake the opponent. The car scenes are pretty fun to watch sometimes. That was the best part of the movie unfortunately. I had high hopes when watching the opening scene where Jay Chou's character is effortlessly gliding down the mountain pass in his Trueno. Of course I had to watch this movie since I was a big Initial D fan. (incl.Reviewed by Fumbled 3 / 10 Bad for Initial D fans!
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