The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Average Rating: 4.7/10
Reviews Counted: 110
Fresh: 39 | Rotten: 71
Eye-popping driving sequences coupled with a limp story and flat performances make this Drift an adequate follow-up to the previous Fast and Furious installments. Strictly for the racing crowd and fans of the first two films.
Average Rating: 5/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 19
Eye-popping driving sequences coupled with a limp story and flat performances make this Drift an adequate follow-up to the previous Fast and Furious installments. Strictly for the racing crowd and fans of the first two films.
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Movie Info
Better Luck Tomorrow director Justin Lin picks up where John Singleton left off to offer a high-octane look at the world of underground Japanese drift-racing in the latest installment of the super-charged Fast and the Furious film series. A frustrated teen from a broken home, Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) is an outsider looking to make a name for himself on the illegal street racing circuit. When Sean is busted by the police for his high-speed exploits and given the option of either spending time
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Cast
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Lucas Black
Sean Boswell -
Bow Wow
Twinkie -
Nathalie Kelley
Neela -
Brian Tee
DK -
Sung Kang
Han -
Leonardo Nam
Morimoto -
Brian Goodman
Major Boswell -
Sonny Chiba
Uncle Kamuta -
Damien Marzett
High School Security Gu... -
Trula M. Marcus
American Math Teacher -
Zachery Ty Bryan
Clay -
Brandon Brendel
Clay's Buddy -
Daniel Booko
Clay's Buddy -
David Thomas
Clay's Buddy -
Amber Stevens
Cheerleader -
Ashika Gogna
Cheerleader -
Christian Salazar
Chubby Hispanic Kid -
Kevin Caira
Auto Shop Bully -
Julius Trey Sanford
Auto Shop Bully -
Danny Ray McDonald III
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Nikki Griffin
Cindy (Clay's Girlfrien... -
Vincent Laresca
Case Worker -
Joseph 'Bama' Crumpton
Police Officer -
Lynda Boyd
Ms. Boswell -
Yoko Maki
Woman At The Boswells' ... -
Rie Shibata
Math Teacher -
Toshi Hayama
Toshi At Underground Ga... -
Atley Siauw
DJ Atley -
Kazuki Namioka
Tea Hair -
Hiroshi Hatayama
Tea Hair -
Jason Tobin
Earl -
Keiko Kitagawa
Reiko -
Kaila Yu
Cowgirl At Starting Lin... -
Aiko Tanaka
Cowgirl At Starting Lin... -
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Exceedingly Handsome Gu... -
Alden Ray
Alden -
Carole De Souza Correa
Sexy Brazilian Model -
Silvia Suvadora
Russian Model -
Keiichi Tsuchiya
Old Fisherman -
Kazutoshi Wadakura
Old Fisherman -
Jimmy Lin
Jimmy -
Verena Mei
Beautiful Girl In Skyli... -
Mari Jaramillo
Beautiful Girl In Skyli... -
Shoko Nakagawa
Bo-Peep Girl -
Mikiko Yano
Bo-Peep Girl -
Wendy Watanabe
Neela's Friend -
Tina Tsunoda
Neela's Friend -
Koji Kataoka
Pinkie Yakuza -
Tak Kubota
Yakuza Man -
Stuart W. Yee
Yakuza Man -
Mitsuki Koga
Yakuza Man -
Hidesuke Motoki
Yakuza Man -
Vin Diesel
Dominic Toretto
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All Critics (119) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (71) | DVD (22)
Look out for a star cameo -- it's the only surprise you'll get from this heap.
Top CriticTrue, it tries to be tongue-in-cheek, but really it's just cheek.
A number of questions spring to mind when considering The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Can the movies possibly get any faster or more furious? What exactly is the Tokyo Drift? And does Al Gore know what we can do to stop it?
Tokyo Drift is a subculture in search of a compelling story line, and Black's leaden performance makes you pine for the days of Paul Walker.
The whole thing is preposterous. The acting is so awful, some of the worst performances I've seen in a long, long time.
The problem with contemporary Hollywood isn't that so many of the movies it's churning out are based on formula; it's that so many directors take perfectly good formulas and wreck them with bad filmmaking.
A neon-lit western where the steeds are cast in steel and the drifter's gunfight for the town and the girl is fought on four wheels; it's a movie proudly committed to noise, colour and motion.
A perfunctory and unintentionally goofy attempt to keep the series running without its stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is an uninspired, unoriginal entry in what was already an unoriginal franchise. It's fun to look at, but its narcissistic message is unappealing in the extreme.
Tediously testosterone-filled
It reaches a level of mediocrity that leaves the previous entries in the dust ....
...the movie's striking setting and compelling lead performance ensure that it remains a slight cut above its immediate predecessor.
it's craptacular
Just remember that the hot rods burning rubber are the real stars of this spectacular, high-octane tribute to testosterone.
The third entry in the Fast and the Furious franchise burrows culture shock in dishonesty.
The third time around for The Fast and the Furious finds the franchise spinning its tires.
This piece of junk is so bad that even Paul Walker turned it down.
A nod to the old "new kid in town" formula film... it's better than you might expect.
In Stunt Drivers Gone Wild 3, the plot stays the same although the style of driving differs slightly.
I found myself responding to its fenderheaded foolishness... and I suspect that those of you with a healthy taste for the absurd may find themselves reacting in the same way.
Lin's enjoyably stupid action flick keeps the thrills coming thick and, er, fast.
It's a weak sequel, to a weak series.
Unlike its two previous incarnations though, this one doesn't necessarily have to be seen on the big screen, as its story is lacking quite some, and its stars, second-rate.
Another vapid actioner involving smoking wheels and women...Tokyo Drift doesn't burn its rubber very convincingly.
Both exhilarating and laughable -- a noisy neon mash-up of 'Blade Runner' and 'Eat My Dust.'
Audience Reviews for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Super Reviewer
While the story is weaker than the previous installments, director Justin Lin displays a fine attention to detail. He authentically captures Japanese society by emphasizing the intricate differences that separate their culture from ours. He also creates amazing race sequences. The stunts performed in this movie are not only performed with minimal CGI, they are filmed from angles that show the entire thing uncut, which makes the visual effect that much cooler. If you simply turn off your brain and just try to enjoy the film for what it is, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a guilty pleasure that somehow manages to sustain the franchise.
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Foreign Titles
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