Nomuken takes you to drifting's birthplace — where the mountain roads whisper secrets.
Every drift fans knows that despite the growing popularity of drift-racing, the heart of the ride will always be the Touge (mountain pass), and in this release Nomuken leads the JDM Option team through the very origins of Japanese drifting. As an added bonus, the JDM Option crew also shares a mysterious video sent in by an unidentified street racer who rockets along the Tomei Expressway at speeds in excess of 300km/h.
Practical Effects
Real touge footage, no CGI, just skill and terrifying drops.
Direction
Isao Saita's raw vérité style captures the scene's authentic chaos.
Production
That mysterious 300km/h tape — genuine street racing folklore.
Director
Isao Saita
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This captures Japanese street racing at a pivotal 2004 moment — just before 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift' would globalize and sanitize the culture for mainstream audiences.
The unidentified 300km/h Tomei Expressway footage remains unattributed to this day — Option magazine reportedly received it with no return address, making it one of JDM folklore's holy grails.
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