Ekuqaleni, i "Tokyo Fast: I-Tokyo Drift" yayifanele ukuba yifilimu yokugqibela epheleleyo njengenxalenye ye-franchise enomsindo, kodwa enyanisweni, lo mfanekiso uvumelekile ukuba ugcine "isantya" sagu. Ukuza ngo-2001, kwaoko kwasasazwa "okokuqala" kwathi hit, ngoko nangoko besenza ityala le-injini yedizeli noPaul Walker ziinkwenkwezi ezinkulu. Kwinxalenye yesibini yedizili, ndagqiba kwelokuba ndingabuyisi kwindima yeDominic Toirieto, kwaye uTyreiz Gibson waba ngumsebenzi we-Walker. Ngokuphathelele ifilimu yesithathu, ingxaki yayikukuba ayinamntu wokuqulunqwa okuthe tye, ngaphandle kwe-katoedi ekugqibeleni. Kodwa yayiyinto efanelekileyo ngoku imbonakalo yendlu yaguquka.
Indima ephambili kwi-Tokyan Drift eyenziwa yiLucas emnyama, e-shad moss kunye nonyana Gan. Kwimveliso yomfanekiso ayiphumelelanga, ukuba iqokelelene kuphela i- $ 158 yezigidi kuhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lwe- $ 85 yezigidi. Inikezwe eli nani, i-studial yendalo iphela yayikulungele ukunciphisa ii-cinema ezinomsindo kwangoko I-DVD, inciphisa kakhulu uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lweprojekthi. Kodwa xa ifilimu yayisele iphantse ilungele, i-Deilime yavuma ukuzalisekisa uKateo Dorto. Ngembuyekezo, wacela ilungelo leRiddick, enye iFrancise enenxaxheba yakhe.
Ukubonakala kwenjini yedizili ekupheleni kweTokyo Drift ibe yinto enkulu kwaye imnandi kakhulu kuluntu. Xa abaphathi bendalo yonke babona indlela ababukeli abashushu badibana ngayo nomhlobo wexesha elide, bagqiba kwelokuba bakhuphe enye i-sequel egcweleyo "ngenjini yedizili kwenye i-Walker, eMichelle Rodriguez kunye neJordani. Imbali engaphezulu iyaziwa: Inxalenye nganye entsha ye-franchise iye yaphumelela ngakumbi, iphumelele abalandeli abatsha. Kwangelo xesha, umlawuli weTokyo Drift, uJustin Lin, waba ngomnye woyilo lwayo yonke i-SABADA, emva koko ibeka ngaphezulu kwamalungu amane eFunazie, kubandakanya noko ". Wanyulwa nolawulo lwefilimu yeshumi.