Initial D Legend 1: Awakening

"In 2014, a new legend starts running."

2014 1h 2m JA

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7.8

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★7.8TMDB · 79

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Synopsis

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Koichiro of the Akina Speedstars witnesses a mysterious driver outmaneuver rival Keisuke of the Akagi RedSuns. The race, he later discovers, was won by none other than his own co-worker, Takumi. What happens next is the stuff of street racing legend!

“In 2014, a new legend starts running.”

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Cast

Mamoru Miyano
Takumi Fujiwara (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura
Keisuke Takahashi (voice)
Daisuke Ono
Ryosuke Takahashi (voice)
Maaya Uchida
Natsuki Mogi (voice)
Minoru Shiraishi
Itsuki Takeuchi (voice)
Hiroaki Hirata
Bunta Fujiwara (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Takeshi Nakazato (voice)
Hiroshi Tsuchida
Kouichirou Iketani (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masamitsu Hidaka
Writers: Mayori Sekijima, Shuichi Shigeno
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Initial D Legend Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masamitsu Hidaka, shot by Shinsuke Ikeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Mamoru Miyano and Yuichi Nakamura and Daisuke Ono carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Marketing tagline: "In 2014, a new legend starts running.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3971764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masamitsu Hidaka directs. Shinsuke Ikeda behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Part of the "Initial D Legend Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Masamitsu Hidaka, shot by Shinsuke Ikeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Mamoru Miyano and Yuichi Nakamura and Daisuke Ono carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "In 2014, a new legend starts running.".
8IMDB entry: tt3971764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "car race", "street race", "remake", "racing".