"On the streets of Tokyo, speed needs no translation."

2006

1h 44m

6.5(7208 votes)

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. In a low-rent section of the city, Shaun gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing

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81 members

Acting

Lucas Black

Sean Boswell

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Nathalie Kelley

Neela

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Sung Kang

Han Lue

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Shad Moss

Twinkie

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Brian Tee

D.K.

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Leonardo Nam

Morimoto

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Brian Goodman

Major Boswell

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Zachery Ty Bryan

Clay

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Nikki Griffin

Cindy (Clay's Girlfriend)

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Jason Tobin

Earl

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北川景子

Reiko

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Lynda Boyd

Ms. Boswell

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千葉真一

Uncle Kamata

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Damien Marzette

High School Security Guard

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Trula M. Marcus

American Math Teacher

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Brandon Brendel

Clay's Buddy

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Daniel Booko

Clay's Buddy

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David V. Thomas

Clay's Buddy

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Amber Stevens West

Cheerleader

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Ashika Gogna

Cheerleader

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Vincent Laresca

Case Worker

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真木よう子

Woman at Boswell's Apt.

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Toshi Hayama

Toshi at Underground Garage

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Atley Siauw

DJ Atley

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Kaila Yu

Cowgirl at Starting Line

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Aiko Tanaka

Cowgirl at Starting Line

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妻夫木聡

Exceedingly Handsome Guy

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Alden Ray

Alden

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Konishiki

Paw Man

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Caroline de Souza Correa

Sexy Brazilian Model

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Silvia Šuvadová

Russian Model

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Jimmy Lin

Jimmy

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中川翔子

Bo-Peep Girl

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Koji Kataoka

Pinkie (Yakuza)

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Trey Sanford

Auto Shop Bully #2

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Christian Salazar

Chubby Hispanic Kid

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Danny Ray McDonald II

Auto Shop Bully #3

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Joey Crumpton

Police Officer

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柴田理恵

Math Teacher

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Hiroshi Hatayama

Tea Hair #2

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土屋圭市

Old Fisherman #1

Production

和田倉和利

Old Fisherman #2

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Verena Mei

Beautiful Girl in Skyline #1

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Mari Jaramillo

Beautiful Girl in Skyline #2

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Mikiko Yano

Bo-Peep Girl #2

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Wendy Watanabe

Neela's Friend #1

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Tina Tsunoda

Neela's Friend #2

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Tak Kubota

Yakuza Man #1

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Hidesuke Motoki

Yakuza Man #4

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Toshio Ariki

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Mitsuru Ôno

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Production

和田倉和利

Old Fisherman (uncredited)

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虎牙光揮

Yakuza Man (uncredited)

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Vin Diesel

Dominic Toretto (uncredited)

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Britten Kelley

Model (uncredited)

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Kevin Ryan

Bully (uncredited)

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波岡一喜

Tea Hair (uncredited)

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Chris Astoyan

Racer (uncredited)

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Tessa Bartholomew

Club Girl (uncredited)

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April Betts

Cheerleader (uncredited)

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Ai Cherie

Bouncer's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Willis Chung

Tea Hair #5 (uncredited)

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Stacy Ross

D.K. Entourage (uncredited)

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Victoria Gracie

Model (uncredited)

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Jade Gzi

Tea Hair #3 (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Hara

Model (uncredited)

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Bud Joseph Hebert

Student (uncredited)

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Alexis Hernandez

Latino Crew (uncredited)

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Editing

Jimmy Hsu

Yakuza (uncredited)

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Harley Jay

Student (uncredited)

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Eunice Kiss

Racer (uncredited)

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Tara Kredel

Cheerleader (uncredited)

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Sandra McCurdy

Model (uncredited)

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Chaoxiang Ming

Little Kid (uncredited)

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Visual Effects

Emmi Nakagawa

Business Woman (uncredited)

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Tyler Nelson

Mascot (uncredited)

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Production

Masami Okada

Hostess at scene with Sunny Chiba (uncredited)

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Sandy Velasco

Hip Hop Girl (uncredited)

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Minn Vo

Dancer (uncredited)

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Stuart W. Yee

Yakuza Man #2

Acting

Joshua Collins

Skater Student (uncredited)

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