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, Sean gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing.
An American teenager named Sean Boswell is a loner in school, however he challenges his rival for an illegal street racing, and he totals his car in the end of the race. To avoid time in prison he is sent to Tokyo to live with his father who is in the military. As soon as he arrives he discovers a new, fun but dangerous way of street racing in the underworld of the streets of Tokyo, Japan.
Written by Emphinix
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).
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Goofs
Continuity:
When Sean is practicing drifting in the shipyard he hits various obstacles multiple times, yet in all subsequent shots there is no damage to his car.
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Quotes
Shawn Boswell:
[Shawn engages the nitrous in Han's RX-7 and zips past a Skyline. He suddenly notices a police car parked on the left side of the road. The cops clock him at 197 km/h. Shawn is surprised when he sees that the police car is not bothering to chase him]
What the? Han:
Police cars here are only factory tuned.If you can do better than 180K they can't catch you, so they don't even try. Shawn Boswell:
[Chuckles]
You know what, I'm beginning to like this country already? See more »