some guys here live in a dreamworld, arent they?
i read something about "too much in one movie" and that every stage should have there own live action movie. lol
this movie alone costs enough, you cant just make 4 movies with the same actors and the same people in it without considering the time consume.
would the movie just focused on first stage it would be boring as hell, i mean i saw the anime and i know whats happening so WHY ARENT U GUYS HAPPY THAT THEY PUT FRESH THINGS IN THIS OLD STORY!? WHY ARE U ALL SO STUCKED IN UR "PERFECT" INITIAL D WORLD?
heck, learn to have fun with movies! they dont change the story of initial d in any aspect! the 5th stage will still have the akina speedstars in full cast and that *beep* rx7 in it that evryone missed SOOOOOO much, realize it people: reisuke sucked in stage 1-3!
and just for the records: the anime doesnt always follow the manga so why should the live action follow the anime?