Initial D: Third Stage
Seen it?2001 | 104 min | Action, Animation, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic, feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
With high school graduation right around the corner, Takumi Fujiwara has a lot on his mind and a lot to prepare for. Everything becomes even more complicated when Takumi is offered a spot on Ryosuke Takahashi's elite Kengai Racing Team, which seeks to assemble the greatest racers in the Gunma area for a tour of Japan's mountain passes. Before he can accept however, Takumi feels the need to settle the score with the Lancer Evo driving Emperor team, defend his downhill-racer crown against the son of his father's greatest rival, and finally settle things with his unfaithful girlfriend Natsuki.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Noboru Mitsusawa
- Shin-ichiro MikiTakumi Fujiwara (voice)
- Ayako KawasumiNatsuki Mogi (voice)
- Mitsuo IwataItsuki Takeuchi (voice)
- Takehito KoyasuRyosuke Takahashi (voice)
- Nobutoshi CannaKai Kogashiwa (voice)
- Masahiko TanakaKyoichi Sudo (voice)
- Takumi YamazakiMiki (voice)
- Unsho IshizukaBunta Fujiwara (voice)
- Kazuki YaoKoichiro Iketani (voice)
- Wataru TakagiKenji (voice)