Due to the chronology of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Han’s plot arc in the Fast & Furious series is everything but linear. In addition to the short film Los Bandoleros, Sung Kang played the role of Han in four films. Han made a welcome comeback in Furious 9, the latest instalment of the franchise, despite being assumed dead in Furious 7. Even while the specifics of Han’s reunion with Dominic Toretto and the crew are yet unknown, it’s safe to assume there will be some surprises. When you consider his history so far, anything is actually feasible.
Han made his first appearance in the third instalment of the series, Tokyo Drift. Kang’s persona first appeared in Justin Lin’s Better Luck Tomorrow before Fast & Furious. Sean Boswell, the protagonist of Tokyo Drift, was then trained by Han and taught the abilities required to succeed in the neighbourhood drifting scene. Unfortunately, Han was related to several dubious Yakuza figures. And as he was being pursued by foes through the city’s streets, Han was T-boned and his car exploded, supposedly killing him.
Han unexpectedly showed up in Los Bandoleros to join Dom’s crew in the Dominican Republic despite being presumed dead. Han proved to be a reliable co-conspirator in 2009’s Fast & Furious by assisting Dom in the hijacking of fuel tankers. He then returned to the group in Fast Five to participate in the robbery to steal $100 million from a dishonest businessman. He adopted the identity Han Seoul-Oh after falling in love with Gisele Yashar, another crew member, and they both agreed to assist the squad in Fast & Furious 6 in taking down a dangerous mercenary force headed by Owen Shaw. The short movie and its three sequels really took place before the events of Tokyo Drift, making Han’s presence possible.
