Taejo Togokahn

Taejo Togokahn (태조 토고칸) is played by Rain in the 2008 Speed Racer movie.

He is Korean-Japanese and is the son of Tetsuo Togokahn, the president of Togokahn Motors, and brother to Horuko Togokahn.

He begins resisting Royalton Industries' attempts at 'fixing' the races and suffers threats from Cruncher Block (an ally of Arnold Royalton) until Racer X saves him. Later he builds a team consisting of Racer X and Speed Racer to break the fix that was set for Casa Cristo. The idea was to expose Royalton Industies as a big-time fixer, but he does not go through with it and is revealed to have plotted with his father to win the Crucible merely to drive Togokhan Industries stocks up. When his sister Horuko, however, gives Speed Racer the Grand Prix invitation they won at Casa Cristo, Taejo cheers for him. Upon Speed's win and Royalton's exposure as a cheat in the WRL Grand Prix, Taejo acts as a witness to ensure Royalton ends up in jail. A newspaper article later states that Taejo Togokhan agrees to testify against Arnold Royalton and Cruncher Block.

Videogame
Taejo also appears in the videogame, where he is voiced by Ben Diskin. In the game, his ally is Prince Kabala and his rival is Racer X.

Character Selected (Wii Exclusive)

 * "I am ready."
 * "Play on!"
 * "For family..."

Being Slipstreamed

 * "You are no concern of mine."
 * "You pose only a slight threat."
 * "Go ahead, follow me all the way to the finish line."
 * "Back off or i'll smack you down!"
 * "You are going to have to try harder than that!"

Being Overtaken

 * "Yet another obstable..."
 * "Come on... i'm falling behind."
 * "Must not lose control."
 * "Adversity only makes victory more honorable."
 * "You dare to challenge me?"

Slipstreaming the Player

 * "I will use you to win."
 * "Soon, I will pass you by!"
 * "Every hero needs a little help now and then."
 * "Haha, thanks for the free ride!"
 * "Victory is even closer now!"

Overtaking the Player

 * "Victory comes closer..."
 * "Foolish of those that think they can beat me."
 * "For the family business!"
 * "I deserve to win the glory."
 * "Another obstacle is now behind me."

Rival Takes First

 * "They must be stopped!"
 * "I cannot let them beat me."
 * "This dose not look good at all."
 * "I can turn this around..."
 * "I must not lose..."

Car-Fu Battle (unused)

 * "I'll take you down!"
 * "Are you truly that foolish?"
 * "I'll send you flying off the track."
 * "You up to the challenge?"
 * "Haha, now it's gonna be a worthy race!"

Car-Fu Battle Lost

 * "You have wrecked everything."
 * "Shame... shame has found me..."
 * "I will get my revenge!"
 * "No, this doesn't look good for father's business."
 * "You are nothing but a no good cheater!"

Car-Fu Battle Won

 * "Now get out of my way!"
 * "Smote yet another adverasy!"
 * "I'm unstopabble."
 * "For the Togokahn name!"
 * "Now that's the way to race!"

Race Won

 * "My family, this victory is yours."
 * "Worth every painstaking step."
 * "I knew I could do it!"
 * "Victory! Victory has found me!"
 * "I have raced a worthy race."

Alliance Broken

 * "You disappoint me."
 * "Is that how you like to play?."
 * "I always knew you were rotten."
 * "Whatever, I'll send you packing."
 * "You bring great dishonor upon yourself."

Refusing Alliance

 * "I cannot trust anyone, including you."
 * "No way, you race without honor.."
 * "My father would not approve of such an alliance."
 * "Are you kidding me?."
 * "I don't need anyone dragging me down, okay?."

Accepting Alliance

 * "If it will help us both, then we must work together."
 * "You can race with me, but the glory is mine."
 * "My father will be pleased by this."
 * "Fine, I have no choice."
 * "You better not let me down."

Offering Alliance

 * "I wish to win, we can help each other."
 * "We have common enemies, let us unite!"
 * "Let me help you, you can help me too."
 * "You want a friend in this race?"
 * "I'll share the glory if you help me out."

Trivia

 * Taejo was originally supposed to be named "Katsu Okamoto", according to the movie's script ..