The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift [Blu-ray]

Overview

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 behind bars or moving overseas to live with his no-nonsense, military man father who's currently stationed in Tokyo, the young rebel packs his bags and sets his sights on Nippon. Though at first reluctant to adapt to the unfamiliar customs and foreign code of honor of his new home, Sean soon strikes up a friendship with American speed freak Twinkie (Bow Wow), a like-minded race fan who schools the inexperienced newcomer in the pulse-pounding world of drift-racing. Inadvertently challenging local champion and yakuza associate D.K. (The Drift King) his first time on the road, Sean is subsequently forced to work under expatriate Han (Sung Kang) to pay off his debt after failing to cross the finish line first. Taking note of the young American's affinity for racing as he warmly welcomes him into his merry band of misfit drift-fanatics, Han slowly introduces Sean to the key principles of the popular new racing style. When Sean makes the potentially deadly mistake of falling for D.K.'s girlfriend Neela (Nathalie Kelley), he'll need all the help he can get to face his most challenging race to date and take on the most notorious driver on the Tokyo drift scene in a hair-raising, hairpin-turn race where the winner truly takes all.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2017
UPC:	0025192398476
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Language:	English
Sales rank:	3,311

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Lucas Black	Sean Boswell
Nathalie Kelley	Neela,Model
Sung Kang	Han Lue
Bow Wow	Twinkie
Brian Tee	D.K.
Leonardo Nam	Morimoto
Brian Goodman	Major Boswell
Nikki Griffin	Cindy
Jason J. Tobin	Earl
Keiko Kitagawa	Reiko
Linda Boyd	Ms. Boswell
Shin'ichi Chiba	Uncle Kamata
Damien Marzette	High School Security Guard
Brandon Brendel	Clay's Buddy
Daniel Booko	Clay's Buddy
David V. Thomas	Clay's Buddy
Ashika Gogna	Cheerleader
Vincent Laresca	Case Worker
Yoko Maki	Woman at Boswell's Apt.
Toshi Hayama	Toshi at Underground Garage
Atley Siauw	DJ Atley
Kaila Yu	Cowgirl at Starting Line
Aiko Tanaka	Cowgirl at Starting Line
Satoshi Tsumabuki	Exceedingly Handsome Guy
Alden Villaverde	Alden
Konishiki	Paw Man
Caroline de Souza Correa	Sexy Brazilian Model
Silvia Suvadova	Russian Model
Jimmy Lin	Jimmy
Shoko Nakagawa	Bo-Peep Girl
Koji Kataoka	Pinkie
Trey Sanford	Auto Shop Bully #2
Christian Salazar	Chubby Hispanic Kid
Danny Ray McDonald II	Auto Shop Bully #3
Joey Crumpton	Police Officer
Rie Shibata	Math Teacher
David Thomas	Clay's Buddy
Hiroshi Hatayama	Tea Hair #2
Keiichi Tsuchiya	Old Fisherman #1
Kazutoshi Wadakura	Old Fisherman #2
Kevin Caira	Auto Shop Bully
Verena Mei	Beautiful Girl in Skyline #1
Julius Trey Sanford	Auto Shop Bully
Mari Jaramillo	Beautiful Girl in Skyline #2
Joseph 'Bama' Crumpton	Police Officer
Mikiko Yano	Bo-Peep Girl #2
Wendy Watanabe	Neela's Friend #1
Tina Tsunoda	Neela's Friend #2
Takayuki Kubota	Yakuza Man #1
Toshio Ariki	Actor
Mitsuru Ôno	Actor
Mitsuki Koga	Yakuza Man
Carole De Souza Correa	Sexy Brazilian Model
Vin Diesel	Dominic Toretto
Silvia Suvadora	Russian Model
Kazuki Namioka	Tea Hair
Chris Astoyan	Racer
Tessa Sugay	Club Girl
April Betts	Cheerleader
Ai Cherie	Bouncer's Girlfriend
Willis Chung	Tea Hair #5
Hidesuke Motoki	Yakuza Man
Lil Bow Wow	Actor
Victoria Gracie	Model
Jade Gzi	Tea Hair #3
Paul Walker	Actor
Elizabeth Hara	Model
Zachery Ty Bryan	Actor
Bud Joseph Hebert	Student
Michelle Rodriguez	Actor
Alexis Hernandez	Latino Crew
Harley Jay	Student
Kario Salem	Actor
Eunice Kiss	Racer
Tara Kredel	Cheerleader
Sandra McCurdy	Model
Chaoxiang Ming	Little Kid
Tyler Nelson	Mascot
Sandy Velasco	Hip Hop Girl
Minn Vo	Dancer
Stuart Yee	Yakuza Man #2
Joshua Collins	Skater Student
Brian Tyler	Composer

Technical Credits

Bob Stoker Jr.	Special Effects
Tsuyoshi Sugino	Casting
Sarah Finn	Casting
Randi Hiller	Casting
Peter Devlin	Sound Mixer
Bruce Stambler	Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Brown	Sound/Sound Designer
John Singleton	Director
Rob Cohen	Director
Justin Lin	Director
Neil Moritz	Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh	Executive Producer
Clayton Townsend	Executive Producer
Lynwood Spinks	Executive Producer
Stephen P. Robinson	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

The third film in this popular franchise introduces a new protagonist and exports the drama’s setting to Japan, but Tokyo Drift provides the same adrenaline rush as its predecessors. In lieu of incarceration, troubled teen and drag racer Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) opts to live with his father, a military man stationed in Tokyo. Depressed by the crowded city, Sean falls in with a wild young crowd. Before long he’s racing cars again, attempting to master the “Tokyo Drift”: turning sideways while simultaneously braking and accelerating. Director Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow) does his best to present a coherent story and flesh out the rather perfunctory characters, but he knows what fans of this series crave -- lots of squealing, smoking tires, and as many wrecks per reel as are logically possible. And he delivers. While a supercharged chase-and-crash movie like Fast hardly demands top-quality acting, Black nonetheless turns in a solid portrayal as the rebellious, white-trash American operating on the fringes of Tokyo’s underworld. Among the other humans that appear onscreen, Nathalie Kelley distinguishes herself in the undemanding role of Sean’s eye candy, and erstwhile martial-arts star Sonny Chiba impresses as a ruthless Yakuza boss.