Bunta Fujiwara

Takumi's father, a former racer who now runs a tofu shop.

Bunta Fujiwara is the father of Takumi Fujiwara and a former racer who now runs a tofu shop. He owns the Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 that his son drives for tofu deliveries. Bunta has been having Takumi deliver tofu to the resorts on Mount Akina for the past five years, steadily improving his racing skills without the boy's knowledge. He is friends with Yuichi Tachibana, the gas station owner.

Bunta allows Takumi to borrow the car for a beach date with Natsuki, on the condition that he returns it in time for deliveries. After the AE86's engine blows during a race against the NightKids, Yuichi arranges and performs the swap to a high-performance 4A-GE 20-valve engine from a later model. When Takumi struggles with the modified car, Bunta shows him how to take advantage of its new mechanics. During the first major race against Ryosuke Takahashi, Bunta explains to the watchers that the FC's tires are losing their grip and that it is up to Takumi to compete against himself and not his opponent.