Initial D: Third Stage

Here's a film that really wants to be an anime. Takumi must decide what to do with his racing future while facing challenges from a rival team, a chip off an old block, and his girlfriend. High school graduation really does complicate things, doesn't it?

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Noboru Mitsusawa directed Initial D: Third Stage in 2001. See Noboru Mitsusawa's full filmography, where to start with Noboru Mitsusawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Noboru Mitsusawa.

Initial D: Third Stage was released in 2001 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 104 minutes.