Principal photography for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift took place, including on-location shooting in Tokyo to capture authentic street racing culture.
Sean Boswell is sent to live with his father in Tokyo to avoid juvenile detention in the United States.
Sean begins attending a new high school in Tokyo, trying to adjust to his new environment.
Sean participates in an illegal drifting race where he impresses locals but crashes his car.
Sean befriends Han, a seasoned drifter who becomes his mentor.
Han trains Sean in the art of drifting, improving his skills significantly.
Sean challenges the local drift champion, Takashi, also known as DK, to prove himself.
Sean races Takashi on the mountain pass and wins, gaining respect in the drifting community.
Takashi is involved with the Yakuza, leading to dangerous consequences for Sean and Han.
Han dies in a suspected intentional car crash orchestrated by Takashi or his allies.
Sean challenges Takashi to a final drift race to settle their rivalry once and for all.
Sean wins the race, exposing Takashi's cheating and ending his control over the local drifting scene.
With the race won, Sean solidifies his place in the Tokyo drifting community and embraces his new life.
