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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

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Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) always feels like an outsider, but he defines himself through his victories as a street racer. His hobby makes him unpopular with the authorities, so he goes to live with his father in Japan. Once there and even more alienated, he learns about an exciting, but dangerous, new style of the sport. The stakes are high when Sean takes on the local champion and falls for the man's girlfriend.
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Eye-popping driving sequences coupled with a limp story and flat performances make this Drift a disappointing follow-up to previous Fast and Furious installments.

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Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) 03/31/2019
This third outing made me almost nostalgic for the original movie starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. Almost. Go to Full Review
Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 03/31/2019
Whizzily underwhelming... Go to Full Review
James Christopher The Times (UK) 03/29/2019
The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift is another dismal chapter in a franchise that started promisingly enough with Rob Cohen's rebel-with-too-much-horse-power-but-lots-of-chicks. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 09/04/2023
0.5/4
Racing scenes, the only reason people endure this franchise’s bad scripts and worse acting, are filmed unintelligibly fast and enhanced by generic computer effects. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 08/09/2023
4/10
Fully embracing car culture, yet without the over-the-top slang abused in the previous picture, this third chapter wisely dispenses with the undercover cop missions. Go to Full Review
Shaun Munro Flickering Myth 07/04/2021
3/5
In lesser hands, Tokyo Drift could've been the series' early death knell, but Justin Lin's confident, propulsive direction makes it a fun, and ultimately necessary, adjunct. Go to Full Review
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Wendel L @BRZRKR 16h Direção: Bom Atuação: Ok Roteiro: Bom Caracterização: Ok Soundtrack: Bom See more Kyle M @RT77296778 2d This lap does speedily refresh to the next gear with acculturating boost but sideswiped derivatively by masculine compensation whilst choppily styled. Enjoyable nonetheless over its positional characterization, albeit overall on lesser fuel than the original, that functionally drives to the franchise’s forthcoming entertainment gain and improved handling. (B) See more Vixo S @vixo_six 3d Tokyo Drift is still my favorite because it is the only entry that makes learning to drive feel like an actual journey. The protagonist may lack personality and the beginning moves too quickly, but his inability to drift gives the racing a sense of progression that the rest of the saga rarely attempts. Han becomes an excellent mentor, bringing calmness and charisma to a film that could easily have become another shallow teenage story. The villain is exaggerated, yet he fits the heightened world surrounding him. What remains most vividly is the atmosphere: the lights, the streets, the drifting and the music. The Teriyaki Boyz theme and "Six Days" became inseparable from my memory of the film and made that version of Japan feel like somewhere I wanted to experience for myself. It is imperfect, but no other entry left such a clear image, sound and desire behind. See more Andrew T @RT72355796 Jul 21 I honestly wanted to hate on this movie, but I actually really enjoyed it. It’s one of the best in the franchise in my opinion. Putting a Nissan engine in a Mustang is sacrilege though. That bumps it down a bit. Overall I like the story, the acting is ok, and I found a surprising amount of it to be relatable, and it’s just really easy to watch. 7/10 See more diogo13 T @Tua_mera Jul 12 Velocidade Furiosa: Ligação Tóquio se destaca como uma mudança de ritmo ousada e revigorante para a franquia. Afastando-se do elenco original, o filme apresenta um novo cenário, novos personagens e um foco em corridas de drift, o que confere ao filme uma identidade única. O cenário de Tóquio é vibrante e visualmente impressionante, e as cenas de corrida de rua estão entre as mais estilosas e emocionantes da série. Embora a história e os diálogos possam parecer um pouco fracos, a energia, a atmosfera e a trilha sonora do filme compensam. Desafio em Tóquio pode não ser o filme mais emocionante, mas é inegavelmente divertido, elegante e cheio de atitude — um favorito cult que ajudou a redefinir o que Velocidade Furiosa poderia ser. See more babyamgcuz T @RT26736564 Jun 30 This is a nessarry watch, you haven't lived if you haven't watched this. See more Read all reviews
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Racing Through Tokyo The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Racing Through Tokyo 1:36 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - The Race Begins The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - The Race Begins 2:08 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Building the Car The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Building the Car 1:59 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - The Mountain Race The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - The Mountain Race 2:08 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Pre-race Tussle The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Pre-race Tussle 1:43 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Sean Beats D.K. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Sean Beats D.K. 1:51 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Out of the Garage The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Out of the Garage 1:42 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Morimoto Bites the Dust The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Morimoto Bites the Dust 0:40 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Drifting with Neela The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Drifting with Neela 1:32 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Collecting From Paw The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Official Clip - Collecting From Paw 2:02 View more videos
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Synopsis Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) always feels like an outsider, but he defines himself through his victories as a street racer. His hobby makes him unpopular with the authorities, so he goes to live with his father in Japan. Once there and even more alienated, he learns about an exciting, but dangerous, new style of the sport. The stakes are high when Sean takes on the local champion and falls for the man's girlfriend.
Director
Justin Lin
Producer
Neal H. Moritz
Screenwriter
Alfredo Botello, Chris Morgan, Kario Salem
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Original Film, Universal Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Involving Teens|Reckless and Illegal Behavior|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 16, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 22, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$62.5M
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)