# S4E6 - *The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift*
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Let’s go back to 2006…or are we in 2014? The gaijin Max Roberts and Logan Moore are joined by Yakuza member Michael Ruiz to examine how small stakes feel in a post-*Fast & Furious 6* world. Has the Tokyo crew drifted into our hearts or are they better off forgotten?
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# *The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift*
Release Date – June 16, 2006
Director – [Justin Lin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Lin)
Producers – [Neal H. Moritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_H._Moritz)
Writer – [Chris Morgan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Morgan_(filmmaker))
Actors – [Lucas Black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Black), [Bow Wow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Wow_(rapper)), [Sung Kang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sung_Kang), [Nathalie Kelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathalie_Kelley), and [Brian Tee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Tee)
Composer – [Brian Tyler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Tyler)
Stunt Coordinators – [Terry Leonard](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502777/)
Budget / Profit – $85 million / $159 million
[Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fast_and_the_furious_tokyo_drift) – 38% critic and 69% viewers
# Links
- [*The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift* Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fast_and_the_Furious:_Tokyo_Drift)
- [*The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift* Trailer](https://youtu.be/p8HQ2JLlc4E)
- [Max’s *Tokyo Drift* Realization](https://twitter.com/MaxRoberts143/status/1394049400402497539)
- [*Need for Speed* games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Need_for_Speed_video_games#Primary_installments)
- [*Tokyo Drift* Avoiding Direct-to-DVD](https://www.thewrap.com/fast-furious-6-franchise-vin-diesel-the-rock-dwayne-johnson-paul-walker-michelle-rodriquez-93061/)
- [Vin Diesel’s Trade for *Riddick*](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/vin-diesel-traded-fast-furious-619386/)
- Soundtrack
- [Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-fast-and-the-furious-tokyo-drift-original/1440773622)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4SJhZBuuLYlwUJGxWf8Pj0)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mTraus6FybCpImXxPG9dk7qMB12aVxN2U)
- [*The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift* Cars](https://fastandfurious.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Tokyo_Drift_Cars)
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*This episode was originally recorded on September 9, 2022.*
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