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<One Nite in Mongkok - A Review|Dumplings - A Review> Many Chinese and East Asian films are very successful due to their fantastic creativity and innovation. Here are a selection that deserve your attention. Rawle Austin presents... Intial D:Driftracer
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here to check out Initial D - Drift Racer [DVD] This is a great premise for a film and was actually adapted by Felix Chong from a massively popular Japanese Manga comic by Shuichi Shigeno. Who is the mysterious “Akina Racing God?” Who is the person who has perfected the art of drifting around the deadly and notorious hairpin bends of Mount Akina in Japan? Those are the questions that start off this action packed feast of adrenalin. The Night Kids, an illegal street racing team, are keen to test their skills against this person.
When you first encounter his character he’s immediately likable and you find yourself rooting for him from the start. He delivers Tofu, made by his dad, to various customers by car. Not just any car. His dad’s wreck of a car. And that’s where the fun begins. Jay Chou is a massively successful Taiwanese singer songwriter and has already been dubbed Asia’s golden child. Intial D is his first screen role and his star is set to soar to greater heights.
Though her stunning looks grab everyone’s attention at their school she has quite the crush on him. I like the way her character has an immediate impact on Takumi which serves to drive the story as easily as the Driftracers drive their cars. Anne Suzuki’s acting career got off to an early start when, at the age of 12, she starred in Snow falling on Cedars in 1999 with Ethan Hawke.
Chapman To’s career started off in TV but hard work and numerous films later gradually earned him a role in the first two parts of the Infernal Affairs Trilogy. He’s never looked back since and the future is bright for him. The street bass and auto styling experts ‘Fuel’ composed the soundtrack, which is punchy, loud and perfect for the mood of the whole film. This movie will inevitably draw comparisons to ‘The Fast and the Furious’ but for all the right reasons. Intial D: Driftracer is a great movie and I highly recommend it. In the words of the film’s tagline “It’s not what you drive, it’s what drives you.” It will be released in UK cinemas on 12th May 2006 by Contender Entertainment Group. Running time: 109 minutes, Certificate: 12A
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