Biography
Keiichi Tsuchiya (土屋圭市, Tsuchiya Keiichi, born January 30, 1956) is a Japanese professional race car driver. He is known as the Drift King (ドリキン, Dorikin) for his nontraditional use of drifting in non-drifting racing events and his role in popularizing drifting as a motorsport. In professional racing, he is a two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner and the 2001 All Japan GT Championship runner-up. He is also known for touge driving.
The car he drives, a Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno, has become one of the most popular sports cars; the car is also known as "Hachi-Roku" in Japan (hachi-roku meaning "eight-six"); his car is also called "The Little Hachi that could." A 2-part video known as 'The Touge' produced by Pluspy (styled as +P) documents Tsuchiya's touge driving with his AE86.
He was a consultant for the popular manga and anime series, Initial D, of which the main character Takumi Fujiwara is a character which describes him. He also served as a stunt coordinator and stuntman on The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, where he also made a cameo appearance. Tsuchiya started his career through the Fuji Freshman series in 1977. Unlike many drivers who came from wealthy families or motorsport backgrounds, he honed his skills from street racing and became noted in the underground scene.
Filmography
all 16
Movies 11
self 8
TV Shows 5
Producer 1
Sentosha: Battle Wheels (2017)
Toko Jitsuzai Dokyumento: Toge Saikyo Densetsu (2012)
Toge Saikyo Densetsu Onryo Midnight 2 (2012)
Toge Saikyo Densetsu Onryo Midnight (2012)
Wangan Midnight (2007)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Drift Bible (2003)
Japanorama (2002)
Initial D (1998)
Megalopolis Express Way Trial Max (1996)
Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld (1995)
Freeway Speedway 5 (1992)
Megalopolis Express Way Trial 4 (1992)
Freeway Speedway 3 (1991)
Freeway Speedway 2 (1990)
The Touge (1987)
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GenderMale
Birthday1956-01-30 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceTomi, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As土屋圭市
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