The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

Director:

Justin Lin

Writer (WGA):

Chris Morgan (written by)

Release Date:

16 kesäkuu 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 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:

Continuity: During the first race, in America, you see the viper drive through a shadow of the house before Shaun takes the shortcut in between the houses, but when the camera moves out and shows both cars from above the shadow is no longer there.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Rainn Wilson/Arcade Fire (#32.14)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Cho Large

Decent, Hardly any substance, But Sometime to watch :D

What can I say about this movie that many haven't already noted? Well first of all I saw this movie twice, and probably shouldn't have. The cinematography was phenomenal and the racing sequences were jaw dropping. Unfortunately, this movie lacks substance. The storyline was really iffy and probably not likely to happen and the acting was a little shaky.

But thats not the reason why everyone goes to watch this movie. We all go to see the cars and the girls which fortunately delivers. Beautiful cars, beautiful ladies and beautiful scenery and destructive driving is never in short supply in this genre and the scenery of Japan is just breathtaking. All in all, just a movie you'll want to see with the boys.