Initial D: Third Stage

Jan 13 2001 TV-PG 1h 40m
Action, Animation, Romance

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Nobuaki Kishima, Shuichi Shigeno, Hiroshi Toda

Directed by

Shigenori Kageyama, Shin Misawa

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Kodansha, Studio Deen, Pastel, OB Planning, Avex Entertainment

Languages

Awards

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Scores
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2,053
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
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