Speed Racer Set for On-Demand Offering in Japan

TOKYO, October 8: Jupiter
Telecommunications (J:COM), Japan’s largest MSO, will launch the Wachowski brothers’
recent Warner Bros. feature Speed Racer on its VOD platform next month in time for the DVD release.

Speed Racer will launch on J:COM On Demand on November 19 in
both HD and SD for 600 yen and 500 yen, respectively. Accompanying the feature
is the 1967 Japanese 52-episode series Mach Go Go Go, on which the feature is based. J:COM is also
showcasing the 1997 remake, with 34 episodes, on demand.

—By Mansha Daswani