Bunta Fujiwara (2005 Film)

Bunta Fujiwara (藤原 文太, Fujiwara Bunta) is a character from the 2005 Hong Kong movie, Initial D.

He is the owner of the Fujiwara Tofu Store and the original owner of the Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86) that his son, Takumi, drives.

Unlike his anime and manga counterpart, he is presented as being an alcoholic and as being physically abusive towards Takumi.

Etymology

 * The name Bunta means "writing" (文) (bun) and "thick, big, great" (太) (ta).
 * Bunta's surname Fujiwara means "wisteria" (藤) (fuji) and "field, plain" (原) (hara/wara).

Trivia

 * In order to make Bunta appear to be a drunkard in the film, Anthony Wong drank alcohol throughout filming.