Initial D (film)

Initial D
Initial D
	Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese	頭文字D
Simplified Chinese	头文字D
Hanyu Pinyin	Tóu Wén Zì D
Jyutping	Tau4 Man4 Zi6 D
Directed by	Andrew Lau; Alan Mak
Screenplay by	Felix Chong
Story by	Jay Chou
Produced by	Andrew Lau
Starring	Jay Chou; Anne Suzuki; Edison Chen; Anthony Wong; Shawn Yue; Chapman To; Jordan Chan; Kenny Bee;
Cinematography	Lai Yiu-fai; Andrew Lau
Edited by	Wong Hoi
Music by	Chan Kwong-wing
Production; companies	Media Asia Films; Sil-Metropole; Basic Pictures
Distributed by	Media Asia Distribution
Release date	23 June 2005;
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Hong Kong; China
Languages	Japanese; Cantonese; Filipino; English;
Budget	US$12 million
Box office	US$10.8 million

Initial D is a 2005 Hong Kong-Chinese action film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a film adaptation of the Japanese Initial D manga series, with elements combined from the first, second, and third stages. The main character, Takumi Fujiwara, is portrayed by Jay Chou in his film acting debut.^[3]

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