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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 103

Fresh: 35

Rotten:68

Average Rating: 4.6/10

Consensus: 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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for reckless and illegal behavior involving teens, violence, language and sexual content

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Jun 16, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $62,494,975

Synopsis: From the producer of the worldwide blockbuster hits The Fast and the Furious and its sequel, 2 Fast 2 Furious, comes the latest installment of the adrenaline-inducing series built on speed—The Fast... From the producer of the worldwide blockbuster hits The Fast and the Furious and its sequel, 2 Fast 2 Furious, comes the latest installment of the adrenaline-inducing series built on speed—The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Set in the sexy and colorful underground world of Japanese drift racing, the newest and fastest customized rides go head-to-head on some of the most perilous courses in the world. Sean Boswell (Black) is an outsider who attempts to define himself as a hot-headed, underdog street racer. Although racing provides a temporary escape from an unhappy home and the superficial world around him, it has also made Sean unpopular with the local authorities. To avoid jail time, Sean is sent to live with his gruff, estranged father, a career military-man stationed in Tokyo. Now officially a gaijin (outsider), Sean feels even more shut out in a land of foreign customs and codes of honor. But it doesn't take long for him to find some action when a fellow American buddy, Twinkie (Bow Wow), introduces him to the underground world of drift racing. Sean's simple drag racing gets replaced by a rubber-burning, automotive art form—with an exhilarating balance of speeding and gliding through a heart-stopping course of hairpin turns and switchbacks. On his first time out drifting, Sean unknowingly takes on D.K., the "Drift King," a local champ with ties to the Japanese crime machine Yakuza. Sean's loss comes at a high price tag when he's forced to work off the debt under the thumb of ex-pat, Han (Kang). Han soon welcomes Sean into this family of misfits and introduces him to the real principles of drifting. But when Sean falls for D.K.'s girlfriend, Neela (newcomer Kelley), an explosive series of events is set into motion, climaxing with an ultimate high stakes face off. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is directed by Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow, Annapolis) and written by Chris Morgan (Cellular). The film is produced by Neal H. Moritz (xXx, S.W.A.T.) and executive produced by Clayton Townsend (The Skeleton Key, The 40 Year-Old Virgin). -- © Universal Pictures [More]

Starring: Bow Wow, Lucas Black, Sung Kang, Zachery Ty Bryan

Starring: Bow Wow, Lucas Black, Sung Kang, Zachery Ty Bryan, Brian Goodman, Brian Tee, Nathalie Kelley, Kario Salem

Director: Justin Lin

Director: Justin Lin
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Composer: Brian Tyler
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • 2-Disc Set
  • Region [unknown]

Audio:

  • DTS 5.1 Surround - English, Spanish
  • DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, SDH, French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary: Director Justin Lin

Music Video:

  • 1. Don Omar "Conteo" Music Video
  • 2. Far East Movement "Round Round" Music Video
  • 3. Fast 3 Soundtrack Spot

Featurette:

  • 1. Making of the Fast Franchise
  • 2. Drift: A Sideway Craze
  • 3. Custom Made Drifter
  • 4. Drifting School
  • 5. Cast Cam
  • 6. The Big Breakdown: Han's Last Ride
  • 7. Tricked Out to Drift
  • 8. Welcome to Drifting
  • 9. The Real Drift King
  • 10. The Japanese Way

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Reviews for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

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It reaches a level of mediocrity that leaves the previous entries in the dust ....

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05/12/09
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
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...the movie's striking setting and compelling lead performance ensure that it remains a slight cut above its immediate predecessor.

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05/01/09
David Nusair
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04/23/09
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix
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10/18/08
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08/07/08
Jim Lane
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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

it's craptacular

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
05/27/07
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Just remember that the hot rods burning rubber are the real stars of this spectacular, high-octane tribute to testosterone.

Full Review Source: Upstage Magazine | comment Comment
04/09/07
Kam Williams
Upstage Magazine

The third entry in the Fast and the Furious franchise burrows culture shock in dishonesty.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
03/15/07
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Look out for a star cameo -- it’s the only surprise you'll get from this heap.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
11/24/06
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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The third time around for The Fast and the Furious finds the franchise spinning its tires.

Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | comment Comment
07/14/06
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

This piece of junk is so bad that even Paul Walker turned it down.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment 1 Comment
07/06/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A nod to the old "new kid in town" formula film... it's better than you might expect.

Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | comment Comment
07/06/06
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

In Stunt Drivers Gone Wild 3, the plot stays the same although the style of driving differs slightly.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
07/05/06
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

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.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/01/06
Collin Souter
eFilmCritic.com

It’s a weak sequel, to a weak series.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
07/01/06
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Film Threat

Lin's enjoyably stupid action flick keeps the thrills coming thick and, er, fast.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
07/01/06
Neil Smith
BBC

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.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
06/30/06
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Another vapid actioner involving smoking wheels and women...Tokyo Drift doesn’t burn its rubber very convincingly.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
06/28/06
Frank Ochieng
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