Speed Racer movie

Based on the classic 1960's Japanese animated series chronicling the aspirations of a young race car driver as he attempts to obtain glory, with the help of his family and the Mach 5, the advanced car created by his father.

:This article is about the 1960s animated series. For the 2008 live-action film, see Speed Racer (film). The series is an early example of an anime becoming a successful franchise in the United States.__TOC__ Background The characters and storylines originated in Japan as the manga and anime series Mach Go Go Go from the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions.Mach Go Go Go was first created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida (1933–1977) as a manga series in the 1960s and made the jump to TV as an anime series in 1967.

Yoshida selected the names kem and symbolisms in his creation very carefully. The M logo on the hood of his race car and the front of his helmet stood for his family name Mifune, a homage to Japanese film star Toshiro Mifune (and not "Mach 5" as the dub would suggest). His given name G? is also a Japanese homophone for the number 5 (the number on his race car). This is also represented by the letter G embroidered on his shirt. The names themselves constitute a multi-lingual wordplay of the kind that started to become part of the Japanese popular culture of the time.

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Speed Racer Cast

• Emile Hirsch
• Hiroyuki Sanada
• John Goodman
• Kick Gurry
• Matthew Fox
• Rain
• Richard Roundtree
• Roger Allam
• Scott Porter
• Susan Sarandon