"The reason you can sleep soundly, isn't the Walled City. It's the people inside it." So let them fight! Ha. An official trailer is already available now for this Hong Kong action movie titled Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In. It was recently announced as one of the Midnight premieres in the line-up at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival coming up this May. It's also opening in China and Hong Kong first right at the beginning of May before heading to France after to premiere in Europe. The film is an adaptation of the manhua City of Darkness by Andy Seto. It stars the action legend Sammo Hung as well as Louis Koo as Tornado (龍捲風), a martial arts master who is regarded as a legend in Kowloon Walled City. It's also produced by Wilson Yip Wai Sun and John Chong. The film follows the troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun (Raymond Lam...
- 4/16/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
If you're an Initial D fan, you don't need a reason to collect reproductions of the show's many cool cars. But if the cool reproduction just happens to be useful in everyday life? Even better—like this wireless mouse styled after Ryosuke Takahashi's iconic Fc. The white Rx-7 model is the latest in a line of wireless computer mice replicating cars from Shuichi Shigeno's popular series. Previous releases include Keisuke's Fd and Takumi Fujiwara's legendary 86 . Related: Initial D And Mf Ghost See the Road Ahead with Tie-In Glasses Line Officially licensed by both Mazda and Kodansha, this Red Suns replica is both Usb and Bluetooth compatible. When the mouse's power is turned on, the car's front and rear lights can also be turned on. Buttons and a scroll wheel live on the car's front hood. In addition to the mouse itself, orders come with one of...
- 2/20/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
Japanese automotive giant Toyota is set to debut a brand-new anime series titled Grip. Scheduled for release on Feb 26, 2024, the five-episode series will be available weekly on Toyota’s official website.
The anime series is produced by Long Beach-based marketing agency Intertrend, and aims to use the essence of Japanese animation with Toyota’s renowned Gazoo Racing motorsport division, to capture both Gen-z and young Asian-American demographics.
A new trailer was revealed to commemorate the announcement.
The series follows protagonist Jae Kang and his companions as they navigate a futuristic metropolis controlled by the tech conglomerate SynthCorp. The series unfolds in a time where the joy of driving has been suppressed by SynthCorp’s dominance. Led by the enigmatic Dr. Synth, the corporation has convinced the public of the superiority of its cookie-cutter vehicles, which he has successfully persuaded the public to perceive as safer, more efficient and will lead to a more controlled society.
The anime series is produced by Long Beach-based marketing agency Intertrend, and aims to use the essence of Japanese animation with Toyota’s renowned Gazoo Racing motorsport division, to capture both Gen-z and young Asian-American demographics.
A new trailer was revealed to commemorate the announcement.
The series follows protagonist Jae Kang and his companions as they navigate a futuristic metropolis controlled by the tech conglomerate SynthCorp. The series unfolds in a time where the joy of driving has been suppressed by SynthCorp’s dominance. Led by the enigmatic Dr. Synth, the corporation has convinced the public of the superiority of its cookie-cutter vehicles, which he has successfully persuaded the public to perceive as safer, more efficient and will lead to a more controlled society.
- 2/18/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
Shuichi Shigeno's Initial D manga is drifting back to bookstores in omnibus collections, and Kodansha has a few variant covers on the way for fans of the series. The publisher teamed up with Crunchyroll to reveal an exclusive edition of the first omnibus volume in the form of a striking orange-tinged, foil stamped variant, and you can pre-order now ahead of the planned March 19, 2024 launch. The first Initial D omnibus includes volumes 1-2 in a large-sized edition with a fresh translation. You can get a closer look at the cover below, and head to the Crunchyroll Store today to order a copy. Initial D Exclusive Edition Manga Omnibus Volume 1 Here's the official description of the omnibus release and the Initial D story: Initial D Exclusive Edition manga omnibus volume 1 collects volumes 1-2 in a large sized, 2-in-1 edition with story and art by Shuichi Shigeno and features a refreshed...
- 1/19/2024
- by The Crunchyroll Store
- Crunchyroll
Sung Kang, the Korean-American actor best known for his role as Han Lue in the Fast & Furious franchise, has revealed that he will be directing a live action film based on the popular manga and anime series Initial D. The announcement was made during his podcast Car Stories with Sung Kang and Emelia Hartford, where he discussed his passion for cars and drifting1.
Initial D is a Japanese comic series created by Shuichi Shigeno that follows the exploits of Takumi Fujiwara, a young tofu delivery driver who becomes a legendary street racer in his father’s Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86. The series has spawned several anime adaptations, video games, and a 2005 Hong Kong film starring Jay Chou as Takumi2.
Sung Kang said that he will be producing and directing two films after this, one about his childhood, and another based on Initial D. He described the latter as “a fun,...
Initial D is a Japanese comic series created by Shuichi Shigeno that follows the exploits of Takumi Fujiwara, a young tofu delivery driver who becomes a legendary street racer in his father’s Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86. The series has spawned several anime adaptations, video games, and a 2005 Hong Kong film starring Jay Chou as Takumi2.
Sung Kang said that he will be producing and directing two films after this, one about his childhood, and another based on Initial D. He described the latter as “a fun,...
- 10/16/2023
- by CineArticles Editorial Team
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Everyone loves fun car films. With Fast X spawning a spin-off and sequel and Gran Tusimo (out on VOD Tuesday) doing decent business at the box office, the genre isn’t going anywhere. We thought now would be a good time to check out some less-known (or underrated) entries into the genre.
Taxi
We’re going to cheat right off the start by counting this whole series and one entry on this list. The films here are action-comedy classics for fans of French movies and those who love a good car stunt. The first established the characters, but the second is possibly the best of the bunch. Only die-hard fans will want to bother from the third to the fourth to the fifth. However, those first two are worth seeking out what the French do with a modified Peugeot 406, the vacation town of Nice, and a cast that most will recognize from other movies.
Taxi
We’re going to cheat right off the start by counting this whole series and one entry on this list. The films here are action-comedy classics for fans of French movies and those who love a good car stunt. The first established the characters, but the second is possibly the best of the bunch. Only die-hard fans will want to bother from the third to the fourth to the fifth. However, those first two are worth seeking out what the French do with a modified Peugeot 406, the vacation town of Nice, and a cast that most will recognize from other movies.
- 9/24/2023
- by Emilie Black
- JoBlo.com
HONG KONG -- New Stephen Chow comedy "CJ7", which cleaned up at the local boxoffice during the Chinese New Year holiday period, is providing the inspiration for the world's first film-inspired, motion-sensing mobile phone game, Sony Pictures Television International and Sony Ericsson said Tuesday.
"The high penetration rate of mobile phones in Asia presents us with a growing market for our branded movie and TV-based mobile content," said Rosemary Tan, SPTI's director of mobile entertainment Asia. "The CJ7 mobile pack is a vivid example of our dedicated effort in developing cutting edge mobile content,"
The plot of "CJ7" revolves around a struggling man who discovers the titular alien in a garbage dump one night and presents it to his son as a toy. In the mobile game, users must care for and look after the daily needs of CJ7.
The "E.T".-inspired CJ7 is the first CGI character in a Chinese-language film. It was created by Hong Kong's Menfond Electronic Art, whose portfolio includes "Initial D", "A Chinese Tall Story" and "Fearless".
Rather than use the keypad to control the action of the game, the user need only shake their mobile telephone.
"The high penetration rate of mobile phones in Asia presents us with a growing market for our branded movie and TV-based mobile content," said Rosemary Tan, SPTI's director of mobile entertainment Asia. "The CJ7 mobile pack is a vivid example of our dedicated effort in developing cutting edge mobile content,"
The plot of "CJ7" revolves around a struggling man who discovers the titular alien in a garbage dump one night and presents it to his son as a toy. In the mobile game, users must care for and look after the daily needs of CJ7.
The "E.T".-inspired CJ7 is the first CGI character in a Chinese-language film. It was created by Hong Kong's Menfond Electronic Art, whose portfolio includes "Initial D", "A Chinese Tall Story" and "Fearless".
Rather than use the keypad to control the action of the game, the user need only shake their mobile telephone.
- 2/13/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HONG KONG -- A Christmas push from a boy wizard and a giant ape failed to push Media Asia's Initial D off the top rung of Hong Kong's 2005 boxoffice chart, according to figures released by the Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Motion Picture Industry Assn. Harry Potter knocked Pixar's The Incredibles off its second spot with $4.48 million after 10 days of release, while King Kong lumbered into fourth place with $3.92 million. Both Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and King Kong are still in release. Tom Cruise's War of the Worlds managed fifth place with $3.02 million, just slightly ahead of Mr & Mrs Smith which took $2.98 million. These were followed by Howl's Moving Castle, Madagascar and Constantine.
HONG KONG -- Media Asia's Initial D topped the Hong Kong boxoffice for the year through Dec. 16 with a gross of $4.85 million, according to figures released by the Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Motion Picture Industry Assn. The adaptation of a popular Japanese manga of the same name was released during the summer and featured the film debut of Taiwanese singing heartthrob Jay Chou. Chou played a tofu delivery boy with an inherent talent for car racing. Hong Kong's top grosser for 2005 was a steep drop from last year's boxoffice champion Kung Fu Hustle, which became the highest-grossing Hong Kong production of all time with a take of $7.69 million.
- 12/20/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Hong Kong director Jonnie To's Cannes entry Election is the nomination leader going into the 42nd Golden Horse Awards, Taiwan's top honor for Chinese-language films. The nominations were announced Tuesday with the gangland drama receiving nods in 11 categories including best picture, best director and best actor. Stephen Chow's boxoffice hit Kung Fu Hustle stands in second place with 10 nominations with Chow nominated in the best director category and his actors Yuan Wah and Yuan Qiu nominated for best supporting actor and actress, respectively. While other Hong Kong boxoffice hits such as Initial D and Seven Swords received nominations in seven categories, Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong's recent release The Myth failed to be on the shortlist for any category.
- 10/19/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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