Changes From Original Versions
The film differs from the manga and anime in several distinct ways. Some changes are significant, while others are minor.
| Film | Manga/Anime/Games |
|---|---|
| Itsuki Tachibana is the spoiled brat and the son of Yuuichi Tachibana, the Gas Station manager. He is the de facto leader of the Akina Speed Stars. | Kouichiro Iketani is the leader of the Akina Speed Stars, while Itsuki Takeuchi (as he is named in the original series) is an employee like Takumi at the gas station, and is more of a comic relief. Itsuki is not the son of Yuuichi Tachibana nor is he even family related. |
| Bunta Fujiwara is portrayed as an abusive, easily angered, alcoholic womanizer. | Bunta is portrayed as a wise and often secretive father, who nurtures Takumi's "gift" of touge racing. He likes to drink, but is not an alcoholic. |
| Team Emperor is portrayed as a Bōsōzoku gang. | Team Emperor is portrayed as a semi-professional street racing team. |
| Itsuki tells Takumi that Natsuki Mogi is cuckolding him after noticing Mogi in another man's Mercedes-Benz driving out of a hotel. Takumi then sees Mogi in the Mercedes on the highway and also when he goes to Mogi's estate in the end. | In the anime, an anonymous phone call following a number of anonymous notes (later turns out to be the daughter of the middle-aged man, also a friend and classmate of Natsuki) informs Takumi that Natsuki Mogi is engaging in enjo kōsai. Takumi stakes out a family restaurant and sees Mogi entering the Mercedes together with a middle aged man. In the manga, Takumi sees the two come out of a love hotel parking lot. |
| Itsuki drives a Nissan Silvia K's (S13) which he crashes and later on he drives a Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86). | Itsuki mistakenly obtains a Toyota Corolla Levin SR (AE85), thinking it is a Toyota Corolla Levin (AE86), in contrast with Takumi's Trueno. Koichiro Iketani drives the Nissan Silvia K's (S13). But Itsuki only borrowed the Nissan Silvia Q's (S13) and not the same car. |
| Both Takumi Fujiwara and Ryosuke Takahashi use the gutter technique to win Kyouichi. | Only Takumi and Bunta are ever seen using the gutter technique. Ryosuke knows of it but has never actually attempted it. |
| The engine, carbon fiber hood, tachometer, and light weight headlamps are installed all at once during the re-tuning after the AE86 breaks down. | Each of the modifications are installed separately: first, the 200+ horsepower 4A-GEU engine and then the tachometer are installed during 2nd Stage. During the 4th stage, a carbon fiber hood and light-weight headlamps are installed. |
| Bunta gave Takumi a cup of water to put it on the cup holder in the AE86 the following day after Takumi breaks the tofu in the AE86's boot. Bunta tells Takumi not to spill even a single drop of it or warned that he'll be thrown/kicked out of his house for the night. | Bunta simply gave Takumi a cup of water right on his very first day of his tofu delivery; Bunta filled the cup up a little more every time and just told him not to spill a single drop of it. |
| Takeshi Nakazato drifts when driving his R32, and his R32 is said to have 350hp | Takeshi Nakazato never drifts when driving his R32, as he prefers the "grip" style of driving instead, while his R32 has 380hp |
| 'Papa' drives a Mercedes S-Class (although this is shown initially as a W220 and subsequently as a W140) | 'Papa' drives a Mercedes E-class (in the manga, Papa drives a Mercedes-Benz 190E |
| Keisuke Takahashi, Ryosuke's younger brother, is not featured, although Ryosuke has the same dress style as Keisuke does in the manga, blending the characters into one person in way. | Keisuke Takahashi appears at the beginning of the anime and runs the first race with Takumi using his FD. |
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