Editing Initial D (section)

===Live-action film===
{{Main|Initial D (film){{!}}''Initial D'' (film)}}
[[File:藤原豆腐店 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|Fujino Store Tofu Shop in Gunma, which was renamed and modeled as the Fujiwara Tofu Shop for the live-action film<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=46399|title=Initial D World - Discussion Board / Forums &ndash; History of Fujiwara Tofu Shop|author=<!-- Initial D World Forums staff -->|date=October 20, 2013|work=Initial D World Forums|access-date=April 19, 2016|archive-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215073403/http://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=46399|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/04/the-real-life-initial-d-on-display/|title=The Real Life Initial D On Display - Speedhunters|work=Speedhunters|date=April 17, 2013|access-date=April 19, 2016|archive-date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505004836/http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/04/the-real-life-initial-d-on-display/|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
[[File:Sprinter Trueno 1600 GT (AE86).jpg|thumb|A replica of Takumi's AE86]]

A [[Initial D (film)|live-action film based on ''Initial D'']] was released on June 23, 2005, in Asia. The film was jointly produced by Japan's [[Avex Group|Avex Inc.]] and Hong Kong's [[Media Asia Entertainment Group|Media Asia Group]]. It was directed by [[Andrew Lau]] and [[Alan Mak (director)|Alan Mak]], whose credits include the 2002 [[Hong Kong cinema|Hong Kong]] blockbuster ''[[Infernal Affairs]]''. The adaptation featured Taiwanese singer [[Jay Chou]] as Takumi Fujiwara and Hong Kong stars [[Edison Chen]] as Ryosuke Takahashi and [[Shawn Yue]] as Takeshi Nakazato. Despite many changes to the original plot, the film was met with generally positive reviews and was nominated for multiple awards, including Best Picture, at the [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] and [[Golden Horse Awards]], winning many of them.

In October 2023, actor [[Sung Kang]] stated that he is working on developing another live-action film and is "trying" to direct it.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Fast & Furious Actor Sung Kang Is 'Trying' to Direct Initial D Film|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-10-24/fast-and-furious-actor-sung-kang-is-trying-to-direct-initial-d-film/.203749|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 11, 2024|date=October 24, 2023|archive-date=October 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026165354/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-10-24/fast-and-furious-actor-sung-kang-is-trying-to-direct-initial-d-film/.203749|url-status=live}}</ref>