Sunday, November 18, 2007

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift


Sean (Lucas Black) is sent to Tokyo to live with his father, stationed in Japan as a U.S Naval Officer, after a street racing incident in the United States almost lands him in jail. He is introduced into the world of drifting after a chance encounter with another expat, Twinkie (Bow Wow), a hustler who sells American goods to the Japanese.

However, Sean runs into DK, short for Drift King, (Brian Tee) and his business partner Han (Sung Kang). DK challenges Sean to a race, where DK ends up winning in a blowout. Afterwards, Han tells Sean that he will be working with him to pay off the car that Sean smashed in the race with DK. Sean later finds out more about his friends, namely Han involved in a business partnership with DK, a "wannabe" Yakuza.

Sean gets involved in the film with Neela (Nathalie Kelley) and his budding relationship with her put him at odds with DK. Neela tells Sean that she and DK grew up together, and provides some insight to DK. Sean also slowly gains a reputation in the drifting scene after some tutelage and support (both financial and friendship) from Han and his gang of "misfits."

DK's uncle, a high ranking Yakuza, tells him that there is a discrepancy in the books, and that Han must be cheating them out of money. DK confronts Han and his group, but Han, Sean & Neela flee. A car chase ensues through the Tokyo streets, where DK chases Han and causing his car to flip over upside-down and explode, killing him.

Sean attempts to make amends by appealing to DK's uncle by returning the money and offering to an honor race, where whoever loses is run out of town. The race is on a touge that DK has the advantage on, because he's the only one to ever make it down to the bottom in one piece.

After a long race battle, Sean makes his way across the finish line, victorious, while DK survives a last-minute crash but suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of Sean. DK's uncle tells Sean he is free to go, and DK presumably leaves Tokyo.

Later, Sean is hanging out in the underground parking lot with his friends and Twinkie comes up and tells him someone wants to race the new Drift King. The mystery car and driver pulls up and it's none other than Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel; from the first "Fast and the Furious" movie), driving his 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner. Neela counts off the race; the cars take off, and the movie ends without disclosing the race results.

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