New Initial D the Movie

Did You Know?

• The full trailer was revealed on May 16, 2014, featuring an entirely new Japanese cast.
• In the English dub, several Funimation cast members from the original series reprised their roles.
• A compilation film titled Battle Digest was released on January 7, 2022.

Plot

The movie opens with Koichiro Iketani driving a lime green Nissan Silvia S13 home on Mount Akina, where he witnesses an impromptu battle between Keisuke Takahashi of the Akagi RedSuns, driving a yellow Mazda RX-7 FD, and a mysterious Panda Black/White Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86, which outmaneuvers and defeats Keisuke. The next morning at a gas station, Iketani invites his co-workers Takumi Fujiwara and Itsuki Takeuchi to a meet with his street racing team, the Akina SpeedStars, on Akina. Later that night, they find the Akagi RedSuns and other SpeedStars members already there. Keisuke wants to hunt down the Eight-Six, while Ryosuke, his brother and RedSuns leader, initiates plans to dominate the Kanto region. During practice, the SpeedStars are outmaneuvered, and Iketani loses control and crashes after hitting a sharp bump. The next day, Iketani's boss Yuichi Tachibana reveals the Eight-Six is a tofu delivery vehicle owned by Bunta Fujiwara, Takumi's father. Iketani asks Bunta to be his replacement, but Bunta declines. Later, Takumi asks to borrow the Eight-Six for a date with his girlfriend Natsuki; Bunta agrees on condition that Takumi defeat Keisuke in a downhill race. Unbeknownst to others, Takumi had defeated Keisuke in that first encounter during his morning delivery run. Takumi arrives at the race, bewildering the SpeedStars, and after explaining his reason to Iketani, he races. Keisuke takes the lead, but Takumi catches up and overtakes him by hooking his tires in the inside gutter at the five consecutive hairpins. After the battle, Keisuke tells Takumi not to lose any race until their rematch, claiming Takumi's racing skills are part of his own pride.