Initial D

Summary

Initial D is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Initial D's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Initial D's director is recorded as Andrew Lau^[4].
• Initial D's director is recorded as Alan Mak^[5].
• Initial D's screenwriter is recorded as Felix Chong^[6].
• Initial D's composer is recorded as Chan Kwong-wing^[7].
• Initial D's genre is recorded as action film^[8].
• Initial D's genre is recorded as teen film^[9].
• Initial D's based on is recorded as Initial D^[10].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Jay Chou^[11].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Edison Chen^[12].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Shawn Yue^[13].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Anne Suzuki^[14].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Akira Yasuda^[15].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Anthony Wong^[16].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Manami Konishi^[17].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Jordan Chan^[18].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Chapman To^[19].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Kenny Bee^[20].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Kiyohiko Ueki^[21].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Tsuyoshi Abe^[22].
• Initial D's cast member is recorded as Will Liu^[23].
• Initial D's producer is recorded as Andrew Lau^[24].
• Initial D's production company is recorded as Media Asia Entertainment Group^[25].
• Initial D's production company is recorded as Sil-Metropole Organisation^[26].
• Initial D's production company is recorded as Basic Pictures^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Initial D's producer is recorded as Andrew Lau^[24]. Directors include Andrew Lau^[4] and Alan Mak^[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Felix Chong^[6]. Cast members include Jay Chou^[11], Edison Chen^[12], Shawn Yue^[13], Anne Suzuki^[14], Akira Yasuda^[15], and Anthony Wong^[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +2005-06-19T00:00:00Z^[28], +2005-06-23T00:00:00Z^[29], +2005-06-24T00:00:00Z^[30], +2005-06-27T00:00:00Z^[31], +2005-07-00T00:00:00Z^[32], and +2005-09-17T00:00:00Z^[33]. Initial D's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Cantonese^[34]. Genres include action film^[8] and teen film^[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include auto racing^[35], drifting^[36], and youth subculture^[37].

Reception

Reviews include 33%^[38] and 4.1/10^[39].

Why It Matters

Initial D ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]