---
title: "In Japan, Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw Is Called Wild Speed: Super Combo"
description: "Japan's literal movie title translations give the latest Fast & Furious movie the outlandish title it deserves."
date: "2019-07-12"
modified: "2021-11-01"
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  - name: "Chris Tsui"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/28945/in-japan-fast-furious-hobbs-shaw-is-called-wild-speed-super-combo"
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---

# In Japan, Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw Is Called Wild Speed: Super Combo

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Judging from the trailers, [*Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw*](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/26283/the-rock-jason-statham-go-wild-in-fast-furious-presents-hobbs-shaw>) looks like it'll out-ridiculous the already ridiculous *F&F* movies that came before it, something that isn't totally apparent from the film's frankly unimaginative title. Unless you live in Japan, that is, where gearheads will flock to theaters on August 2 to watch Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jason Statham star in *Wild Speed: Super Combo.*

You see, Japan has a very literal approach to translating imported movie titles, and this latest *Fast & Furious* spinoff is no exception. The excellent name was flagged by [*Screenrant*](<https://screenrant.com/fast-furious-hobbs-shaw-japanese-title/>) and confirmed by [the official *Wild Speed* Japanese website](<https://wildspeed-official.jp/>). Yes, despite how it sounds, that is the actual title that'll show up on ticket stubs and not a promotional KFC menu item.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1147710147697029120

It's new to our eyes, but the *F&F* franchise has always been known to Japanese audiences as *Wild Speed.* Take a look at the translated titles used in Japan for each of the nine movies below:

- **The Fast and the Furious (2001)**—Wild Speed
- **2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)**—Wild Speed X2
- **The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)**—Wild Speed X3: Tokyo Drift
- **Fast & Furious (2009)**—Wild Speed MAX
- **Fast Five (2011)**—Wild Speed MEGA MAX
- **Fast & Furious 6 (2013)**—Wild Speed: Euro Mission
- **Furious 7 (2015)**—Wild Speed: Sky Mission
- **The Fate of the Furious (2017)**—Wild Speed: Ice Break
- **Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)**—Wild Speed: Super Combo

![message-editor%2F1562898296915-wildspeedsupercomboposter.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1562898296915-wildspeedsupercomboposter.jpg>)
**wildspeed-official.jp**

https://twitter.com/_/status/1149377926535753730

Directed by [*John Wick*'s David Leitch](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20090/david-leitch-will-direct-the-fast-furious-hobbs-and-shaw-spinoff>), *Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw* sees its titular heroes take on a "cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist"—or, in his own words, "Black Superman"—played by Idris Elba. Helen Mirren and *The Crown*'s Vanessa Kirby will appear as Jason Statham's mother and sister, respectively. As if you weren't already sold at this point, here's the latest trailer for *Hobbs*, er, *Wild Speed: Super Combo*.

https://youtube.com/embed/dunTPK6lkdI

h/t: [*Autoevolution*](<https://www.autoevolution.com/news/hobbs-and-shaw-movie-gets-funky-name-in-japan-wild-speed-super-combo-135890.html>)

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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