Full Production Notes Third Installation: Welcome to the sexy, forbidden underground of Tokyo Chapter one brought to the screen the underground world of American muscle cars and dangerous street racing from the City of Angels. Chapter two told a tale of Miami money laundering, redemption and the latest sleek racers available to men with fortunes to burn.Read More Controlling the Uncontrollable: Filmmakers and Cast Drift into Production In contemplating a return to this world of fast cars and faster attitude, filmmakers behind The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift knew they must retain what was unique about the franchise:  misunderstood people on the outskirts of society who are drawn into a world of fantastic cars… a metaphor for losing control in an insane world.  Read More Hello, Ladies: Drifting Hot Wheels in Tokyo Drift The Fast and the Furious allowed film audiences their first entrée into illegal street racing, and 2 Fast 2 Furious gave a whole new glimpse into the world of hot cars and explosive tempers. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift follows suit with its exposé of the bone-jarring sport of drifting.  Drifting originated on the multiple mountains and canyons of rural Japan when young drivers, usually driving late at night, sped along the dark roads with the tail ends of their cars sliding through cliffside turns. Read More Post-Modern Western: Design of the Film Director Lin was precise when it came to setting the visual stage to film the landscape of Tokyo Drift. He knew it would be difficult to capture the complex street-racing subculture that surrounds drifting and the modern, global city that envelops it. “The Tokyo you see in the film is definitely my take on the city. It hits you on different levels. I wanted to created a wild, wild west where people express themselves to the extreme…whether it's how they dress or what they drive.” Read More About the Cast About the Crew