Speed and passion 3: behind-the-scenes production of Tokyo drift

With the success of the first two episodes, "Speed and Passion: Tokyo Drift" started shooting in June 2005. Universal Pictures invested more money this time, hoping to continue the success of the first two episodes. The first episode was set in Los Angeles, and the second episode moved to Miami. In order to pursue a fresher visual experience, the producer decided to move the story scene to Tokyo by the trend of "initial d", and even added the word drift to the name.

The story of the second episode of The Fast and the Furious follows the role played by Paul Walker in the last episode, while the role played by Vin Diesel does not appear. The story of the third episode "Speed and Passion: Tokyo Drift" was originally planned to revolve around the role played by Vin Diesel before, but the new action star finally withdrew from the lineup, and the screenwriter had to revise the script and design a brand-new role Sean.

Main lineup

The background of the film is set in Asia, so except for a few main characters, most of the actors in the film are yellow-faced women. The production company set up a completely simulated Japanese set in Los Angeles. Under the bridge in the city center, all the street signs are changed into Japanese, Japanese drinks are placed in vending machines on the roadside, and the blurred neon lights are flickering, which makes it full of the charm of Tokyo. Although I also went to Japan to shoot on the spot, most of the action scenes were completed here.

Because Paul Walker and Vin Diesel are not as valuable as before, we couldn't invite them to the third episode, so we had to find a way from those young stars. He has participated in "Like Mike" with basketball theme and "Disco on Ice" with roller skating theme before, and this time he has joined more intense sports.

The actor of China and South Korea in the film is a highlight of the film, and both acting and gas field have the momentum to surpass the protagonist. In the film, Han, the driver he plays, is bohemian and refreshed, revealing this calmness and steadiness all the time, which is the hidden potential of a racing master. Because Han's role in this film is deeply rooted in people's hearts, in the next two The Fast and the Furious films, the role of Han reappears as a permanent Asian face in this series of films.

The director of this film was originally john singleton, who directed the second episode, but because Vin Diesel failed to play in this film, the famous director finally chose to quit. Lin Yibin, who was only 8 years old, immigrated to the United States from Taipei with his family and entered the Film Academy of the University of California. After graduation, he entered the field of film production and created excellent works such as Tomorrow will be Better. There are many other yellow-faced women in the film. When filming in the United States, the crew hired more than 600 Asian actors, but these extras were all American citizens, many of whom immigrated to the United States from childhood and even knew little about Japanese. Therefore, the crew specially arranged intensive Japanese courses for them to cope with the Japanese dialogue in the film.

Director China.

The box office and reputation of the first two episodes of the film were good, which also brought great pressure to the director of the third episode. After receiving secondary school and university education, he joined the film industry. His works didn't get much attention from the audience before, but the recently released Annapolis still received rave reviews.

Perhaps because the film is set in Asia this time, Lin Yibin has more reason to be the first choice of the production company, but for this young director, racing is definitely a brand-new and challenging topic. In order to make this film well, Lin Yibin spent a lot of time understanding the technology of racing drift and getting along with racing drivers day and night, so as to better understand this sport full of "speed and passion".