Initial D is a movie that based upon a japanese comic. It was released in 2005.

Events take place in Akina mountain, in Japan. Akina mountain is fictional place. Actually it is a real place, but it’s name has been changed for the film.

In the movie cars play a big role. They are not living creatures. but their drivers trusted partners. Main character, Takumi, has an old Toyota Corolla, also known as AE86, which is a respected little car amongst car enthusiasts. AE86 is pictured as the second main character.

The movie tells a story about a boy who has developed to a really fast driver, and also has a very skilled driving style. He has been driving a lot because he has been delivering tofu for his fathers tofu shops customers. He has developed to such a good driver because he wanted to get the job done faster. He does the job by night so no one knows about his kills. Takumi’s high school friends are interested in cars and especially in mountain racing, also known as, touge.

The plot is interesting because Takumi gets drawn into touge, whitout him even noticing it and rises from an underdog to a respected driver.

What makes a movie interesting is the reality of it and the loss of so called hollywood efects. (Explosions, etc.) Exitement is achieved by slow motions and close-ups of drivers emotions and car parts. Kind of comic like. Some of the views on the driving scenes are made digitally.

Mainly the scenes take places between main characters dad’s tofu shop and his day-time job work place at the local gas station.

The movie is kind of touching because Takumi has to make a decision between love and career as a racing driver, like his dad had to made when he was young.

I would recomend this movie espesially for those who are interested in cars and driving.