Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift - The Japanese Way (Video 2006) Poster

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9/10
Legend
hereuser18 July 2023
Legendary adventure of ex cop into the drifting world.

We see beautiful shots of several interesting and popular Japanese destinations and places (such as the Loop or the mountain highway ) , where underground groups in the real world actually provide their races and skills to the people outside.

Beautiful car shots and straightforward plot as in every movie.

Nothing more to be said rather than: Rest in peace Paul , hope you are drifting in the highways of heaven.

The movie is legendary and perfect for car guys who search to get their mood up. Go for it ,fast....and furious.....................
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DVD filler perhaps but it is interesting enough to get through the ten minute run time
bob the moo19 April 2007
This short documentary was on the Tokyp Drift DVD and, despite its low rating on IMDb, I found it more interesting than the actual films (which I thought was aimed at boys a lot younger than myself). The topic of the film is more or less the experience of the cast and crew of shooting in Tokyo. It provides some interesting moments and some background to the challenge of the city – most interesting was the lack of permits etc that meant the crew could never totally shut the set while shooting on location in the city itself.

Of course this is not to suggest that it is a great documentary because it is merely a piece of DVD filler. The contributions provide value but it is thinly spread and does feature the stars just promoting the film rather than talking totally honestly. To its credit it isn't padded with clips from the film but rather shots of the scenes being shot and I did actually find it interesting. Alright, not interesting in the "wow" way but more the "oh, OK" sort of way – but that was good enough for the ten minute running time.
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4/10
Feels completely irrelevant to me
Horst_In_Translation21 September 2016
Warning: Spoilers
"Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift - The Japanese Way" is a little add-on for the 2006 movie referenced in the title from the famous F&F franchise, so this film as well as this 8.5-minute documentary has its 10th anniversary this year. It's probably on the DVD of the movie, but I must say from what we see or are told in here, this really could have been about any film set (partially) in Japan. Nothing really stands out here and the references to the movie series it belongs to are basically non-existent almost. And you also don't learn anything new or interesting from the watch here. The early attempt from one of the translators to make it somewhat relevant with the part about the shrines is pretty cringeworthy. After all, no offense to her, but if they get translators to appear and speak in behind-the-scenes documentaries, then it makes me think that really nobody wants to be in here. It is as fast as it is irrelevant. And I don't recommend the watch, not even to big F&F fans because the reference are really just too minor to care. Watch something else instead.
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9/10
At least it's an action movie that tries to improve
fukgugle8 March 2007
I'm not very picky in most of the films. To me, it's entertainment, thus, as long as I felt interested in it, and have fun watching it alone or with others, I'm contain.

This movie occurs to me as fun and exciting while watching the action sequence; it also surprised me by showing the viewers the ugly side and the consequences behind the underground racing world(ex. Deaths in car accident. Furthermore, the fact that most youngsters do put their lives on the line to race dangerously for stupid reasons such as impressing a girl. Those are the qualities I haven't been able to find in most of the other racing genres which focus heavily and mainly on actions.

(Oh, did I mention their stunts were actually impressive?)

In conclusion, I give this movie a 9/10 because I was impressed with their stunts, the seriousness of consequences, and the effort to improve from its prequel, but most importantly, it was successful to "ENTERTAIN" me and my friends while we are watching the film. After all, to Entertain, that's whats matter about action movies, isn't it? O_<
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