The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

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:

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

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 Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | 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:

When Sean is racing against the school bully in the parking garage, a AE86 Panda Trueno, Keiichi Tsuchiya's (Drift King of Japan) car of fame makes its own cameo, parked conspicuously at a corner.

Goofs:

Factual errors: License plate on Twinkie's car. If Twinkie was an army brat his license plate would have a Japanese symbol that looks like a "Y" on the left side. All Military members and their families that have cars in Japan are required to have "Y" plates.

Quotes:

Han: Life's simple, you make choices and you don't look back.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.1)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Realizer

Glossy, exciting bubblegum for the eyes and brain

The third installment in "The Fast and the Furious" series is possibly the best so far and was a pleasant surprise. I went into this film with low expectations but was genuinely thrilled by the film. As a devoted petrol-head, it doesn't take too much to start my heart pounding and the sight of the automotive pornography portrayed here certainly did the trick.

Lucas Black takes over from Paul Walker as the lead in this high-octane thrill ride. Black's portrayal of car-fanatic Sean Boswell is spot-on. Scrumptious Nathalie Kelley is the female interest in this film while the bad guy is played by Brian Tee. The cast also contains Brian Goodman as Black's father, Sung Kang as Han, and Bow Wow as Twinkie. While most of the cast made me feel positively ancient, I still found the film involving and high-gloss entertainment.

The numerous effects are beautiful, the Japanese scenery and backdrop is awesome and the whole film looks polished.

I personally can't wait for the fourth installment, especially given the rumours of Vin Diesel's interest in it! 9 out of 10. An almost perfect sequel and worth viewing just to see the cars.