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Riding Bean

Riding Bean

He doesn't just break the traffic laws, He mangles them!

19896.50h 45m

Overview

Bean Bandit and his partner Rally Vincent are couriers for hire - transporting clients and delivering goods in his custom sports car "Roadbuster" for a hefty price. But when they are hired to escort a kidnapped girl named Chelsea to her home, they don't realize they're being framed for kidnapping as their former clients Semmerling and Carrie plan their escape with Chelsea's father and the ransom money.

Directed by Yasuo Hasegawa
Written by Kenichi Sonoda, Yasunori Ide
Produced by Hiroshi Tazaki, Tooru Miura
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Top Cast

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Carrie (voice)

Michitaka Kobayashi

Michitaka Kobayashi

Robber & Morris (voice)

Jurota Kosugi

Jurota Kosugi

Guard (voice)

Mami Koyama

Mami Koyama

Semmerling (voice)

Tomoko Maruo

Tomoko Maruo

Waitress (voice)

Naoko Matsui

Naoko Matsui

Rally Vincent (voice)

Kozo Shioya

Kozo Shioya

Guard (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Hideyuki Tanaka

Bean Bandit (voice)

Kazumi Tanaka

Kazumi Tanaka

Guard (voice)

Kei Tomiyama

Kei Tomiyama

Percy (voice)

Themes & Keywords

pulp1980sanimeoriginal video animation (ova)kenichi sonoda

About Riding Bean

Riding Bean is a animation, action, adventure, crime, comedy film released in 1989 exploring themes of pulp, 1980s, anime, original video animation (ova), kenichi sonoda. Directed by Yasuo Hasegawa, it stars Megumi Hayashibara, Michitaka Kobayashi, Jurota Kosugi. Bean Bandit and his partner Rally Vincent are couriers for hire - transporting clients and delivering goods in his custom sports car "Roadbuster" for a hefty price. But when they are hired to escort a kidnapped girl named Chelsea to her home, they don't realize they're being framed for kidnapping as their former clients Semmerling and Carrie plan their escape with Chelsea's father and the ransom money.

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