Riding Bean (1989)
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- Not Rated
- 46min
- Animation, Action
- 22 Feb 1989 (Japan)
- Video
A superhuman outlaw courier and his female partner/manager are framed for the kidnapping of a millionaire's daughter.
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Cast
| Hideyuki Tanaka | ... |
Bean Bandit (voice)
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| Naoko Matsui | ... |
Rally Vincent (voice)
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| Mami Koyama | ... |
Semmerling (voice)
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Kei Tomiyama | ... |
Percy (voice)
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| Megumi Hayashibara | ... |
Carrie (voice)
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| Chieko Honda | ... |
Chelsea Grimwood (voice)
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Jun Hazumi | ... |
George Grimwood (voice)
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| Yûsaku Yara | ... |
The Chief (voice)
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| Nobuo Tobita | ... |
Dick (voice)
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Michitaka Kobayashi | ... |
Morris / Robber (voice)
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Kôzô Shioya | ... |
Guard (voice)
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Kazumi Tanaka | ... |
Guard (voice)
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Jûrôta Kosugi | ... |
Guard (voice)
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Tomoko Maruo | ... |
Waitress (voice)
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David Arnold | ... |
George Grimwood (voice)
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| Elizabeth Becka | ... |
Rally Vincent (voice)
(as Brennan MacKenzie)
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| Mary Boucher | ... |
Chelsea Grimwood (voice)
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Marc Garber | ... |
Robber, Morris Grey (voice)
(as Mark Garber)
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Adam Guzman | ... |
Dick (voice)
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Jean Hrdlicka | ... |
Waitress (voice)
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David Kraus | ... |
Percy (voice)
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| J. Patrick Lawlor | ... |
Bean Bandit (voice)
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Barbara C. Lewis | ... |
Semmerling (voice)
(as Barbara Lewis)
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Susan McQueen | ... |
Carrie (voice)
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John Peckham | ... |
Guard (voice)
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John C. Stuart | ... |
Hick (voice)
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Timothy J. Walsh | ... |
The Chief (voice)
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Directed by
| Yasuo Hasegawa | ||
| Yasunori Ide | ||
| Osamu Kamijô | ||
| Masahiro Tanaka | ||
| Shin'ya Ôhira | ||
Written by
| Kenichi Sonoda | ... | (original work) |
| Kenichi Sonoda | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Junji Fujita | ... | executive producer |
| Tôru Miura | ... | producer (as Tooru Miura) |
| Hiroshi Tazaki | ... | producer |
| Robert J. Woodhead | ... | producer: AnimEigo |
Music by
| Phil Perry | ||
Cinematography by
| Kazuhiro Konishi | ||
Editing by
| Shûichi Kakesu | ||
Editorial Department
| Satoru Ishida | ... | editor: Kakesu Editing Room |
| Eigo Makioka | ... | editor: Kakesu Editing Room |
Art Direction by
| Hiroaki Satô | ||
Production Management
| Takanori Yaegaki | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yasunori Ide | ... | unit director |
Art Department
| Yasuo Hasegawa | ... | storyboard artist |
| Yasunori Ide | ... | storyboard artist |
| Yûko Kanemaru | ... | color key/color designer |
| Kenichi Sonoda | ... | storyboard artist |
| Ley Yumeno | ... | artboards |
Sound Department
| Daisuke Jinbo | ... | sound effects editor |
| Noriyoshi Matsûra | ... | sound director |
| Yoshio Obara | ... | sound recordist |
| J. Randolph | ... | audio engineer (as Randy Drew) / dubbing production (as Randy Drew) |
| Jun Watanabe | ... | assistant sound director |
| Haruhisa Ôtsuka | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Toyohiko Sakakibara | ... | special effects: air brush works |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Osamu Kubota | ... | camera operator: AIC Photography Department |
| Hitoshi Satô | ... | camera operator: AIC Photography Department |
| Hiroshi Tanigaki | ... | camera operator: AIC Photography Department |
| Hideo Tazawa | ... | camera operator: AIC Photography Department |
| Katsuhiro Tezuka | ... | camera operator: AIC Photography Department |
| Toshiyuki Yasuhara | ... | camera operator: AIC Photography Department |
| Daisuke Ôwada | ... | camera operator: AIC Photography Department |
Animation Department
| Hiromi Anzai | ... | cel checker |
| Miki Fujita | ... | inbetween checker |
| Yukihisa Fujita | ... | mechanical designer |
| Kôji Hasegawa | ... | key animator |
| Takashi Hashimoto | ... | key animator |
| Nobuyuki Ikigame | ... | key animator |
| Sanae Ishikawa | ... | background artist: Film Magic |
| Mastsugu Iwase | ... | inbetween artist |
| Satoshi Iwataki | ... | key animator |
| Osamu Kamijô | ... | animation director |
| Yoshihiro Kamikubo | ... | background artist: Film Magic |
| Hiroki Kanno | ... | key animator |
| Yûji Katsumata | ... | cel checker: Office Next One (as Yuji Katsumata) |
| Takuya Kawami | ... | cel painter |
| Takahiro Kishida | ... | key animator |
| Nobuyuki Kitajima | ... | key animator |
| Hiroko Kochiya | ... | cel painter |
| Sôhei Koizumi | ... | background artist: Film Magic (as Souhei Koizumi) |
| Masashi Kurihara | ... | background artist: Film Magic |
| Kazuyuki Kuroiwa | ... | inbetween checker |
| Satoshi Matsudaira | ... | background artist: Film Magic |
| Tadao Miyamoto | ... | inbetween checker |
| Nobuhiro Morise | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yasushi Muraki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tsuyoshi Nagae | ... | background artist: Film Magic (as Takeshi Nagae) |
| Chizuko Nakamura | ... | inbetween artist |
| Keiichi Nakao | ... | key animator |
| Takayuki Nishida | ... | cel checker |
| Hiromi Nishino | ... | cel checker |
| Haruo Ogawara | ... | key animator (as Haruo Ôkawara) / key animator |
| Atsushi Okuda | ... | animation director / key animator |
| Masako Saitô | ... | background artist: Film Magic |
| Miho Saitô | ... | inbetween artist |
| Katsushi Sakurabi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Jun Segawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yoshiharu Shimizu | ... | key animator |
| Kenichi Sonoda | ... | character designer / mechanical designer |
| Tatsuya Souma | ... | mechanical designer (as L. Lime) |
| Eiji Suganuma | ... | key animator |
| Yurie Sugihara | ... | inbetween artist |
| Haruko Tadenuma | ... | cel painter |
| Kazuhisa Takeda | ... | inbetween checker: Office Next One |
| Harumi Tamura | ... | cel painter |
| Hisako Tanabe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masahiro Tanaka | ... | animation director |
| Tatsuyuki Tanaka | ... | key animator |
| Seiji Tanda | ... | inbetween checker (as Seiji Handa) |
| Fumiko Tateyama | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kinuko Tawara | ... | cel painter |
| Yûzô Tomizawa | ... | key animator |
| Ritsuo Toyokawa | ... | cel painter |
| Satoshi Tsuchiya | ... | cel painter |
| Tôru Tsukazaki | ... | background artist: Film Magic |
| Katsutoshi Tsunoda | ... | key animator |
| Satoshi Urushihara | ... | mechanical designer |
| Toshikazu Usami | ... | key animator |
| Takafumi Watanabe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Ikuo Yamada | ... | cel painter |
| Kiyomi Yamaguchi | ... | cel painter |
| Eiji Yamanaka | ... | key animator |
| Masashi Yanagishita | ... | inbetween checker |
| Michiyo Yasuda | ... | cel painter |
| Kinji Yoshimoto | ... | mechanical designer |
| Shin'ya Ôhira | ... | key animator / mechanical animation director |
| Kôji Ôtsuki | ... | cel checker (as Hiroshi Ôtsuki) |
Music Department
| Junji Fujita | ... | music producer |
Additional Crew
| Yutaka Murakami | ... | title designer |
| Munenori Ono | ... | production assistant: Office Next One |
| J. Randolph | ... | voice director |
| Logan Rebholz | ... | production assistant |
| Kenichi Sonoda | ... | supervisor |
| Toshimichi Suzuki | ... | planner |
Production Companies
Distributors
- A.C.O.G. (Germany) (DVD)
- AnimEigo (1991) (Canada) (VHS)
- AnimEigo (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- AnimEigo (1993) (Canada) (video) (Laserdisc) (released with 'Metal Skin Panic MADOX- 01')
- AnimEigo (1993) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc) (released with 'Metal Skin Panic MADOX- 01')
- AnimEigo (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
- AnimEigo (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Bandai Visual Company (2008) (Japan) (DVD) (Blu Ray)
- Bandai Visual Company (Japan) (DVD)
- Dynit (Italy) (DVD) (sub only)
- MVM (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (Australia) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (New Zealand) (DVD)
- The Sci-Fi Channel (United Kingdom) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ACC Tanihara Studio (photography)
- AIC Photography Department (photography)
- Film Magic (background)
- Gen (sound production)
- Ital Studio (background)
- K Production (cel painting)
- K Production (in-between animation)
- Kakesu Editing Room (editing)
- Light Magic (airbrush)
- Maki Production (titles)
- NVC (cel painting)
- Next One Seoul (cel painting)
- Next One Seoul (in-between animation)
- Office Next One (cel painting)
- Office Next One (in-between animation)
- Pure Nippou (cel painting)
- Seion Studio (recording studio)
- Studio Egg (in-between animation)
- Studio Emu (in-between animation)
- Studio MAC (cel painting)
- Studio Rod (in-between animation)
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (developing)
- Visual 80 Productions (cel painting)
- Visual 80 Productions (finish animation)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Based on the manga (Japanese graphic novels) of the same name, this OAV is set in Chicago and (Original Animation Video) follows the adventures of expert "wheel man" Bean Bandit and his girlfriend Rally as they become mixed up in an intricate kidnapping plot involving a millionaire and his daughter. Riding Bean's creator, Kenichi Sonada, was heavily influenced by the movie The Blues Brothers.
Written by Christopher E. Meadows |
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| Taglines | He doesn't just break the traffic laws, He mangles them! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Parts of the chase scenes were rotoscoped from The Blues Brothers (1980). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Riding Bean (2017). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Road Buster See more » |
| Quotes |
Robber, Morris Grey:
Hey, the next job... Bean Bandit: [interrupts] No, Thanks! Only amateurs work for the shipping charges alone. Besides, I don't work for dumb bastards who use kids as accomplices. See more » |