Initial D: Third Stage

Initial D: Third Stage

2001 · 104 min · JA · 6.9 (57 votes)
Dir. Noboru Mitsusawa · Starring Shin-ichiro Miki, Ayako Kawasumi, Mitsuo Iwata, Takehito Koyasu, Nobutoshi Canna, Masahiko Tanaka · Music Ryuichi Katsumata
ActionAnimationRomance

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.

VIBE

Feel the rumble of engines and the rush of the touge. This anime captures the raw thrill of street racing, blending high-stakes competition with the anxieties of impending adulthood. It's pure, unadulterated JDM adrenaline.

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