Here’s Why The Fast & Furious Franchise Once Hired A Fake Director (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Shooting any The Fast & The Furious movie is always intense, but Tokyo Drift took things to a whole new level. Universal Pictures was so determined to film in Tokyo that they literally hired a fake director to go to jail. Yes, really. Japan isn’t exactly Hollywood-friendly when it comes to filming. However, director Justin Lin found that out the hard way when he wanted to shoot in Shibuya, one of the busiest spots in Tokyo.

“When we went to shoot in Tokyo, it’s a very different culture. They don’t give out film permits,” Lin revealed in an interview with Digital Spy. Instead of shutting down streets or blocking off locations, they had to roll with the chaos. “We would be setting up a scene, and people would just walk right through the set.