Tokyo Mater (2008)

A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. With the help of his friend, 'Dragon' Lightning McQueen, and some special modifications, Mater attempts to drift to victory and become 'Tow-ke-O Mater, King of all Drifters.'

Directors:

John Lasseter, Rob Gibbs,

Writer:

Scott Morse (story)

Stars:

Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, Michael Wallis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Larry the Cable Guy	...	Mater (voice)
Keith Ferguson	...	Lightning McQueen (voice)
Michael Wallis	...	Sheriff (voice)
Mach Tony Kobayashi	...	Kabuto (voice)
Robert Ito	...	Ito-San (voice)
Peter Sohn	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Pete Sohn)
Bob Peterson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Elissa Knight	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Sonoko Konishi	...	Chuki (voice)
Bob Scott	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Henry Lee	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Guido Quaroni	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Mickie McGowan	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jess Harnell	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jan Rabson	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. With the help of his friend, 'Dragon' Lightning McQueen, and some special modifications, Mater attempts to drift to victory and become 'Tow-ke-O Mater, King of all Drifters.'

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Plot Keywords:

drifting | surrealism | pixar animated film | tow truck | makeover | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tokyo Martin

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pixar Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX SDDS

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As Mater accidentally drifts through a building early in the race, the Cars versions of Mike and Sully (from the clip of "Monster Trucks, Inc." in the credits of Cars) can be seen during Mater's exit.

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Quotes

Ito-San: Listen all cars. Let this be an honorable race. You must race to the top of Tokyo Tower and retrieve the flag. First one there will be king of all drifters.
Mater: So what happens to the loser?
Kabuto: Loser will get stripped of all modifications and become... stock!
[All gasp in horror]
Mater: But I just got all this fancy stuff.

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Connections

Version of Mater's Tall Tales: Tokyo Mater (2010)

User Reviews

A fun short film

My 2 year old son loves this film! It's - what - 5 minutes long? About 6th in a series that include Mater being a Matedor, being a fire truck, befriending a UFO etc.

The set up is the same each time, Mater will start telling a 'tall tale' that involves him and a rather bemused Lightning McQueen.

This tale, in my opinion (and my sons!) is the best so far. Mater tows a Japanese car back to Japan and is then 'Modified!' to be a drift racer. He insults another car and must race to the top of Tokyo tower at midnight to become 'King of the Drifters' or suffer the indignity of being stripped of all modifications and becoming .... STOCK! Fun, non-stop excitement and an excellent sound track.