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List of half-decent Asian racer movies

posted 13 years ago by zeggawong
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Not quite as rewatchable as the Initial D LA movie, still great.
So far I know of
Shuto Kousoku Trial/Freewayspeedway movies 1-5
Wangan Midnight
Initial D

Any more? I saw the beginning to a film where a kid dreams of racing a silvia in the mountains then wakes up and thrashes his green sprinter to work in the morning.

And another highway racer movie where the main characters little brother crashes his yellow lancer evo and dies halfway through.
Anyone know the names of these movies?

[–] Three_Cats_Movies 13 years ago

Evolusi KL Drift
The Drift franchise though the more recent version is probably the most ridiculous - I mean a Peugeot 406 capable of destroying a Porsche 996 Turbo, wondering if that Poo-Joe have been modified by NASA
Thunderbolt - another ridiculous Jackie Chan film
SS

"And another highway racer movie where the main characters little brother crashes his yellow lancer evo and dies halfway through" - that is Legend of Speed, the nitro scene is plain silly though though in all not as far fetched as TF&TF, as also is where the Lancer vault over the concrete barrier after being rammed consistently

[–] TVShowGuy 11 years ago

As mentioned
The Legend of Speed.
Shuto Kousoku Trial/Freeway Speedway I believe there is a 6th one called Trial Max
There is more then one Wangan Midnight Movie there seems to be over 10 that are involved some way with the series spanning 91-09
There is a Wangan Midnight anime
There is an Initial D anime that is now in its 5th Stage

There are also DVD sets that while not strictly movies offer a look into Asian car culture like

JDM Option
Grip Video
Tokyo Underground

There are also decent video games based on Asian Racing.

Tokyo Xtreme Racer series for Dreamcast/PS2
Import Tuner Challenge for Xbox 360
Wangan Midnight for PS3
Initial D for PS3