After winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.
Cinematography
Mountain pass shots that made every Honda Civic owner insufferable for a decade.
Acting
Anthony Wong's Bunta: deadbeat dad energy elevated to zen master level.
Practical Effects
Real cars actually destroyed, not a single pixel was trusted with that AE86.
Director
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Jay Chou
Takumi Fujiwara
Anne Suzuki
Natsuki Mogi
Jordan Chan Siu-Chun
Kyouichi Sudou
Shawn Yue
Takeshi Nakazato
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Bunta Fujiwara
Kenny Bee
Yuuichi Tachibana
Chapman To Man-Chat
Itsuki Tachibana
Edison Chen
Ryousuke Takahashi
Tsuyoshi Abe
Kenji
Liu Geng-Hong
Seiji Iwaki
Kiyohiko Ueki
Iketani
Chie Tanaka
Miya
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The AE86 used was so battered that the production bought six identical cars for spare parts; Jay Chou performed most of his own driving after intensive training.
This film single-handedly revived AE86 prices across Asia and cemented Jay Chou's transition from pop star to credible leading man—two miracles for the price of one.
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