Riding Bean
- IMDb link: 0098202
- IMDb rating: 6.7 (1,392 votes)
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime, Animation
- Director: Yasuo Hasegawa, Osamu Kamijô, Masahiro Tanaka, Shin'ya Ôhira, Yasuo Hasegawa
- Cast: Mami Koyama, Kei Tomiyama, Naoko Matsui, Hideyuki Tanaka and others
- Release date: 22 Feb 1989
- Release year: 1989
- Runtime: 46 minutes
- Country: Japan
- Keywords: jeans, driving, good versus evil, police officer, facial scar, superhuman strength, money, kidnapping, child abduction, frame up
Plot:
Based on the manga (Japanese graphic novels) of the same name, this OAV (Original Animation Video) is set in Chicago and 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.