NEW YORK TOKYO AND ASIA SOCIETY PRESENTS "INITIAL D" NY PREMIERE DEC.15 (THU) 7PM ASIA SOCIETY 725 PARK AVE @ 70 ST, NYC GENERAL ASIA SOCIETY TICKET : $5 STUDENT; $7 MEMBER; $10 NONMEMBER 212.517.ASIA or BOXOFFICE@ASIASOC.ORG TO WIN FREE TICKET(50 AVAIL.), EMAIL TO FILM@NEWYORK-TOKYO.COM >> DIRECTED BY ANDREW LAU & ALAN MAK >> CAST BY JAY CHOU, ANNE SUZUKI, EDISON CHEN >> MANGA & ANIME BASED, HONG KONG LIVE ACTION HIT >> 2005 / 109 MIN / 35 MM Based on Shuichi Shigeno's manga, the acclaimed Hong Kong director Andrew Lau (INTERNAL AFFAIRS and THE STORM RIDERS), has turned the wildly successful Japanese manga and its adapted anime about the furious streetcar sport of "Drifting", into a thrill-seeking this live-action spectacular, with an international cast including Jay Chou, Anne Suzuki, and Edison Chen. INITIAL D raced its way to the very top of Asia's summer box office. High school boy Takumi livens up his dead end job delivering tofu in his dad's obsolescent Toyota Splinter AE86 Trueno by speeding up and down Mt. Akina. When he beats an area road-racing star in an impromptu race, Takumi finds himself thrust into the high octane world of drift racing. So fasten your seat belt and feel the adrenaline pumping full throttle as INITIAL D unleashes a new generation of racers .. where speed alone is just not enough. Film courtesy of Tai Seng Entertainment. MDS Website: http://film.newyork-tokyo.com