How a Criminal Became the Drift King 

You forgot to mention how he grew up delivering tofu for his father on the mountain pass and how his father taught him to improve his technique by putting a cup of water and telling him not to spill it.

As a child growing up and watching INITIAL D and following Keiichi was an awesome thing.. Long live the Drift King.

imagine how crazy it was to see the first intentional drift

To be honest, I’d never stop listening to these kinds of stories and documentaries. They’re very interesting to watch. Thanks for making this happen, Squidd.

R.I.P. Kunimitsu Takahashi. Thanks for inspiring such a Legend.

2nd place at Le Mans especially during those years is seriously impressive when you realize finishing the race itself is considered an accomplishment as most cars never cross the finish line at Le Mans. Just goes to show how good the Drift King really was.

The most influential person in the car and racing culture for me is Keiichi Tsuchiya. Since the late 90’s I’d buy Option videos and magazines in a Japanese supermarket called Yohan (Mitsuwa Today) to go home and analyze the technique and style in the Jdm car culture. Since then I’ve met him in Tokyo auto salons and racing events in Japan, along with Manabu Orido and Nobuteru Taniguchi. They’re all still involved in the car scene today also involved in development for car manufacturers and tire manufacturers. Giving enthusiast like me pointers and suggestions. I can’t be thankful enough for their passion and contribution.

"You need a vehicle you can trust, one that does what it's told and communicates back to the driver with solid inputs and delicate handling." This is exactly how I feel about my Honda S2000 and could not put it in words. Amazing story and great narrating. I think i''ll take my S2000 out for a drive and test my novice skills as I polish off my drifting skills in the open backroads.

Keiichi Tsuchiya!!! The man who started it all! Thanks to him there’s this whole culture in our automotive community!

You. Are. A. Storytelling. God. This is what the automotive journalism industry desperately needs. True spiritual successor to Jeremy Clarkson & Co

Bruh wasnt racing he just passing racers while delivering tofu with a cup of water

Recently I discovered this channel, and I've been binging since. This man's storytelling is unparalleled, haven't felt hype like this in a while. Almost shed a tear during the end, just stunning. Brilliant job covering car history and making it so damn interesting

This guy has the ability to make a boring story sound like an epic

I met him at an event a few months ago in Hiroshima. He's much older now, but he's still got it.

Imagine how fun it was to watch this man drift around people when no one else knew how or wut it was

truly beautiful. had me in tears man

Another "THE SQUIDD" W as per usual. Whenever I talk to people about passion, dedication, and love for a hobby, you're the first person I give as an example. Keep it up man! Love the content

This was a magnificent tribute to the legend! I appreciate you giving Kunimitsu Takahashi his accolades as well. This channel is the bee's knees.

Love this video so much. It really shows the whole history of Keiichi Tsuchiya and how drifting came to be. If there is one reason why I love cars and drifting it is because of this man right here. Tokyo Drift really solidified it for me and seeing him in that movie just wanted me to indulge deeper into the culture and be apart of it even in our current time when such activities are not as prevalent anymore

Thankyou for sharing this, while I had heard him mentioned in passing over the decades, I'd never dived into his life, one well lived, he does what he loves and it shows.

As someone that is dangerously obsessed with learning how to slide right now, this video is a godsend.

On that last part you almost bring me to tears. All JDM fans should know that this man had an imensurable part on why you love thos cars and its culture. From car manufacturers to the fast and furious producers, all of them was influenced by this man, and so was us. Thank you for that video and God bless you and Keiichi Tsuchiya, the true and only Drift King.

Thanks for that Drift history lesson, really enjoyed it. Keep up the great work.

The amount of work to put this together, coupled with captivating storytelling is astounding. What a masterpiece

your channel is among the very few channels that I genuinely love and I can sit through even hour or 2 hour-long videos... it is really informative and presented in a well-mannered way and it is never boring to watch these documentaries!

You know you're a legend when an entire anime is based on you and there's a dedicated song that reminds everyone the deeds you did!

I was glued to every second of that video. Thanks for sharing, awesome!

actually one of the best videos about keichi and drifting history in general out there :)

Keiichi Tsuchiya. The Drift King. Inspiration for many and a legend forever. Thank you so much for this video. It’s amazing to see the progress from your start to now. Nothing but continued success for you and yours. Btw I hope I get that AE86. Probably won’t but at least I could support a little

It's amazing that a channel that's only like 6 months old can produce content that rivals Hagerty. Seriously every single video is expertly produced with a wonderfully captivating story. Thank you so much for what you do squidd.

Brillant video! What a legend Keiichi is!

binged watched all your vids today, thanks for making such great content sir. more power to you and your team looking forward to your next.

wow amazing work as always, i didn't even know half of his achievements and still considered Dk Tsuchiya an absolute legend. You can never guess it by the way he acts and talks today, such a humble man, with an immeasurable love for driving. Thanks so much for all the content, every SQUIDD video is a gem.

Always stoked to see a new THE SQUIDD video pop up. Absolutely one of the greatest auto related channels that exist!

This video is amazing, bro! Thanks a lot

Phenomenal retrospective! Thank you.

The only bad thing about this channel is that it doesnt have enough videos uploaded. But man, give this guy props for having the best narrative amongst all the automotive channels around. Thumbs up.

Finally, thank you for shedding a light on Takahashi Kunimitsu-san for the upcoming generation, much of these info were lost to language barriers in Best Motoring vol. 46. Give it a few years more maybe people will start appreciating the whole crew over at Dori-Ten. Tsuchiya-san started out with a GC10 hakosuka 2000GT sedan, according to best motoring vol.50 not long after vol.46. There's an episode on Carprime channel regarding all the cars he owned. He didn't just show up and dominate the freshman series within the span of his novice racing career, In fact, he was struggling to the point where he had to skip the late season of 1982. He initially approached Kurata Jidousya for a spot in the crew to work and save up for his engine rebuild to compete in the next season. Other than this, the other info seems to match the consistency.

You, sir, are an amazing story teller. Thank you so much ❤

That was very good! That man is an absolute LEGEND!

These videos honestly deserve millions of views. Your voice overs and video editing choices are amazing.

this is the best car channel IN THE WOOORLD !!!!! 2nd to old school top gear 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

its still crazy how a delivery driver become a legend

loved the video man great stuff

I love the way you elevate already epic stories!

Awesome vid, thanks for highlighting him! ❤

20 minutes of goosebumps. This is by far the best KT documentary I have ever seen.

"He who is last, is sideways and smiling..." - The Drift King

I was glued to the screen the entire way! I find myself getting lost in your videos each and every time you upload~ Love these so so much ❤️

the "rumor" he came out side ways will always send chills up my spine

This was amazing. Thank you. We need a movie!

this video made me smile all the way through! i love your content and can not wait to see more!

From a driving crimminal who is despised to a world-top driver that inspire everyone, what a legend.

THIS DOCUMENTARY IS AWESOME!!! Great Job Brother.

Oh boy, am i in for a treat before my night shift today, thx man, keep up the good work

Brings a tear to my eye

I love going back and through all these beautifully made documentaries of the automotive world. These works are amazing!

Damn I almost teared up lol. Great video. Beautifully documented and presented 👏👏👏

Takumi!!!! Tsuchiya's story is one of my favorites, man is such a legend.

The quality of your content is amazing mam!!!

I SUBBED JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE NARRATING/CONTENT IS SO AMAZING. LITERALLY HAD TEARS OF HAPPINESS AT THE END. THANK YOU

This video is a masterpiece. Thank you.

The Legendary Man Himself Keiichi Tsuchiya The Nature of going fast, for Excitement in humble way I knew it It's gonna be The Iconic Keiichi Tsuchiya & his car that trained the driver himself...AE86

With every single upload you bring me to tears, I don't know how you're doing it but keep doing it. Your videos are so good. Thank you again THE SQUIDD

i am so thankful that they mentioned and added scenes from Initial D to this movie. abselutely love it

This video is so good , please keep it up ❤

Just to add informations. Keiichi Tsuchiya's first car was a Skyline C10 four door, not the GTR, but the C10. Back in Car Prime, he explained that his car was a silver or lavender colored C10 that customized to make it look like the one Kunimitsu Takahashi drove. In the 1977 Fuji Freshman Series, Tsuchiya was driving a B110 Sunny but in around 1981 or 1982, his sponsors, Racing Project Bandoh and Kurata Motors gabe him a KP61 Starlet. And then in 1983, Toyota released the AE86, Tsuchiya told his sponsors that he wanted to drive the 86 for the race. His sponsors at the time told him "If you win a race with 110 Sunny, i will buy you a Starlet. And if you win with the KP61, we'll let you race in the 86." In 1984, Tsuchiya was driving an AE86 bought by Racing Project Bandoh and Kurata Motors. The story in the 86 he drove was that they bought two crush AE86s and built it in one car. Tsuchiya said that in the race in that 86, the tread was off by 5-8 mm. Tsuchiya won 6 races in the 1984 season and his opponents deemed him as "Prize Money Thief". Tsuchiya actually got removed in the final race of the 1984 season due to him dominating the races. In 1989, CARBOY started their drifting competition called "Doricon GP" and then around the same time, Option Magazine started their own drift event too called "IKATEN". Tsuchiya was one the judges in the first Doricon GP and IKATEN. Sorry for the long comment 😅

That was really dope to watch. Thanks for sharing that with us

I grew u in the 80s. I loved fantasy and magic. I remember when I got a copy of Initial D, not subbed, the raw. I thought it was magic. To be able to control a car like that looked like magic to me. The series is my favorite of all time. I own the series on VHS and DVD. After that, I read the manga. Then learned about the legend that inspired my favorite anime/manga. This was in the days that the internet was young. I miss those days. When you actually found something, you treasured it. Great video! Reminds me of when I learned a love for cars.

This video is a simple work of art, perfect!

16:04 alex choi and his tesla driver need to be arrested and locked up forever 😂

Love this guy's story telling man

You have such a good ability to tell stories. Congratulations!

Thank you for making this.

I been watching him since the 90s Such an inspiration

Very few have the skill to tell a story and that story to be a story (of course :D), a motivation, a lesson and legend, all in the same time. You have that skill and your stories are ones of the best i heard...ever. Domo arigato!

This video is awesome. Thank you so much for that

Another great video. Thks.

Man I love this channel so much I'm actually dead as hell bro 💀💀💀youtube done give me no notifications for this one

Another masterpiece, like every video from the Squid🔥 this one is my favorite, DK and Niki Lauda where my inspiration ❤️

Production value of this video is amazing!!

Respect. That's all I have for this channel after this.

In Europe we have another story about the beginnings of drifting: Rallye. There were the flying Fins Timo Mäkinen, Rauno Aaltonen, Simo Lampinen and Hannu Mikkola, then came Michelle Mouton, Walter Röhrl ...

THE SQUIDD uploading peak car content again, you love to see it

Dori dori 🤩 one of the most legendary drivers in history! Absolute hero ❤

Crazy how a handful of cars, drivers and tuners can change your perception on cars for ever. I'm an absolute tuner nut no words can describe the nostalgia I get from these cars. ❤

Tokyo drift and initial d moment

Another amazing video. I have a copy of his Drift Bible DVD along with a bunch of Option and Hot Version DVDs that feature KT. The man is skilled behind the wheel and humble af. Thank you for shining your beautiful, bright light on The King.

Amazing video man

Never thought I can get this emotional over a video while doing my homework at the same time.

I’m so happy more and more petard discovering your channel! You deserve every new view and subscriber! 🎉❤

These Videos are amazing, some of the best production value on the platform and I'm glad you carved your own way from Ideal Media. I would love to see a vid by you on the fight between Ford and Holden in Australia, I think it would be very informative to many viewers as well as very interesting.

What an amazing video. Watching this was such a thrilling experience that made my fantasy fly to Japan and drive on those mountain-pass streets. Thanks for your incredible work as always ^^

I really love these videos.. thanks squidd!!!

Great content subbed

BRO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING MORE LIGHT TO THE KINGS NAME 🙏🏽 THE GOAT

I cry from joy everytime you post, you’re gonna easily be one of the best automotive journalist/documentary channels on youtube moving forward

I would watch a TV ad if you made it. Amazing, great job!! :D

This was awesome!

I must applaud you on your work ,your documentaries are literally the best I can find on RU-vid looking forward to the next. A good mix of information entertainment. Carry on like this and you will have Brad Danger coming to you for a job 😊. Keep doing what your doing there are many who really appreciate the work you are producing ❤