Riding Bean

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

1989 0h 45m JA

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6.6

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6.8

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★6.6TMDB · 44★6.8IMDB · 789

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Megumi Hayashibara
Carrie (voice)
Michitaka Kobayashi
Robber & Morris (voice)
Jurota Kosugi
Guard (voice)
Mami Koyama
Semmerling (voice)
Tomoko Maruo
Waitress (voice)
Naoko Matsui
Rally Vincent (voice)
Kozo Shioya
Guard (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka
Bean Bandit (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuo Hasegawa
Writers: Yasunori Ide, Kenichi Sonoda, Kenichi Sonoda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasuo Hasegawa, shot by Kazuhiro Konishi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Garfield. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eigo Makioka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Megumi Hayashibara and Michitaka Kobayashi and Jurota Kosugi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He doesn't just break the traffic laws, He mangles them!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuo Hasegawa directs. Kazuhiro Konishi behind the camera. David Garfield scores. Eigo Makioka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Yasuo Hasegawa, shot by Kazuhiro Konishi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by David Garfield. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Eigo Makioka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Megumi Hayashibara and Michitaka Kobayashi and Jurota Kosugi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "He doesn't just break the traffic laws, He mangles them!".
8IMDB entry: tt0098202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.