The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

Director:

Justin Lin

Writer (WGA):

Chris Morgan (written by)

Release Date:

16 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

If You Ain't Outta Control, You Ain't In Control.

Plot:

In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. In a low-rent section of the city, Shaun gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing.

Plot Keywords:

Drift Racing | Car | Yakuza | Illegal Street Racing | Tokyo Japan

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Lucas Black	...	Sean Boswell
Damien Marzette	...	High School Security Guard (as Damien Marzett)
Trula M. Marcus	...	American Math Teacher (as Trula Marcus)
Zachery Ty Bryan	...	Clay (as Zachery Bryan)
Brandon Brendel	...	Clay's Buddy #1
Daniel Booko	...	Clay's Buddy #2
David V. Thomas	...	Clay's Buddy #3
Amber Stevens	...	Cheerleader #1
Ashika Gogna	...	Cheerleader #2
Christian Salazar	...	Chubby Hispanic Kid
Kevin Caira	...	Auto Shop Bully #1
Trey Sanford	...	Auto Shop Bully #2 (as Julius Trey Sanford)
Danny Ray McDonald II	...	Auto Shop Bully #3
Nikki Griffin	...	Cindy - Clay's Girlfriend
Vincent Laresca	...	Case Worker

Also Known As:

The Fast and the Furious 3 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for reckless and illegal behavior involving teens, violence, language and sexual content.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | Denmark:11 | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42737) | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Malaysia:18SG | Germany:12 | France:U | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Hungary:14 | Argentina:Atp | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:12 | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:12A (original rating) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Hawthorne Plaza - 12124 Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII, an AWD (all wheel drive) car, was converted to RWD in order to drift properly. Same thing was done with 2 of the VW R32s (which are also AWD).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In America, the jocks seem to be wearing football uniforms, yet the guy with viper puts a baseball bag in the front seat and throws a baseball at the Monte Carlo.

Quotes:

Earl: My mother, she's blind in one eye and she can drift better than that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Peek Performance (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Round Round

The Cars do the talking.

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Directed by Justin Lin Starring: Mitsubishi Evo 9, Nissan Silva, Ford Mustang, RX 7, Toyota Chaser, Lucas Black, Bow Wow, Nathalie Kelly, Sung Kang, Sonny Chiba

I think the Mitsubishi should get a best actor nomination for next year's Oscars.

Nice cars. Nice music. Nice bodies. Nice cityscape.

Brainless story. But that's what I watched it for, to have my brains parked outside the cinema and let the brainlessness drive me through a two hour entertainment.

The RX7 has more expression than all the actors.

C - Because it served its purpose in entertaining me with awesome drifts, over-sized exhaust pipes, and kick butt photography for a car racing film.