The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

A teenager becomes a major competitor in the world of drift racing after moving in with his father in Tokyo to avoid a jail sentence in America.

Director:

Justin Lin

Writer:

Chris Morgan

Stars:

Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Shad Moss

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 West	...	Cheerleader #1 (as Amber Stevens)
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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

yakuza | chase | showdown | thin girl | thin woman | 

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Taglines:

Speed Needs No Translation.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA Germany Japan

Language:

English Japanese Portuguese

Release Date:

16 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Fast and the Furious 3

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,973,840, 18 June 2006

Gross USA:

$62,514,415

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$158,468,292

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Original Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first film in the "Fast and the Furious" franchise to have a full opening credits sequence.

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Goofs

When Sean leaves Han's shop, the half-closed garage door hits Sean's car just above the windshield, and scrapes along the roof of the car. In the next shot, the car is not damaged.

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Quotes

Cindy: [after Clay shatters the rear windshield of Shawn's Monte Carlo with a baseball, Shawn steps out of his car and has a stare down with Clay and his gang. As Clay's gang approaches Shawn, Shawn brandishes a wrench in his hand, and they stop] Why don't you nice boys let your cars do the talking?
Shawn Boswell: I only race for pink slips.
Clay: This car goes for 80 grand. What am I gonna do with a broken-ass piece of shit like that?
[Crowd howls while Shawn smiles at Clay]
Cindy: How about me?
[Shawn and Clay stare at Cindy]
Cindy: ...
[...]

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Alternate Versions

For the Japanese version the scene with the final race is altered. The Yakuza member starting the final race is shown to be having all his fingers instead of missing four.

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Connections

Referenced in 2 Broke Girls: And the Past and the Furious (2015)

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Soundtracks

I Got It from the Town
Written by M.C. Hammer (as MC Hammer) and Versatyle
Performed by M.C. Hammer (as MC Hammer)
Courtesy of Look3x.com, Way To Vicious and FullBlast Productions

User Reviews

For the most part a good car action flick.

The first film was BREAK POINT with cars. The second one was Miami VICE with cars. This is REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE... with more cars. To be honest, I kinda liked this one better than the last two, despite Lucas Black somehow beating Paul Walker as the least charismatic actor in a starring role. What I mainly like is the direction by Justin Lin. The focus on police undercover stories is dropped in favor of the street racing culture and its connections to the mob. Was actually delighted to see Sonny Chiba appear, I must have missed his name during the opening credits. Purely as a movie about car action, I think it succeeds better than the first two. There's a goofy quality to it that kinda helps one go along with things. Best to sum that up is Lucas Black smiling like a dork with blood on his teeth, living for the thrill. That's probably what this film series needed, and less soap opera/undercover drama. Consider me surprised.