A high-octane thrill ride through Tokyo's gritty underworld where street racing is a way of life.
Pulpy and intimate. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
No surprises for a PG-13: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. In a low-rent section of the city, Sean gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing
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