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**N95FzmMw** · 10-27-2005, 08:40 AM

But if you are talking about Initial D - most of the cast and crew are from Hong Kong. In fact, the whole movie was shot in Japan, but speaks Cantonese.

Hey Mingshi, talking about Initial D, did the Cantonese version ever released? I saw the Mandarin version. It was kinda lame that they released a DVD with Mandarin only.

Back to the topic, I haven't seen it yet. Should I watch it?

I kinda agree that putting actors with a totally different culture to act is weird. It's like eating at a Japanese resturant where none of the cooks are Japanese. The experience is quite weird.

10-27-2005, 08:40 AM	#11
N95FzmMw Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 334 Senior Member	But if you are talking about Initial D - most of the cast and crew are from Hong Kong. In fact, the whole movie was shot in Japan, but speaks Cantonese. Hey Mingshi, talking about Initial D, did the Cantonese version ever released? I saw the Mandarin version. It was kinda lame that they released a DVD with Mandarin only. Back to the topic, I haven't seen it yet. Should I watch it? I kinda agree that putting actors with a totally different culture to act is weird. It's like eating at a Japanese resturant where none of the cooks are Japanese. The experience is quite weird.
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