Japan Synopsis
ライディング・ビーン
“He doesn't just break the traffic laws, He mangles them!”
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Riding Bean. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Animation + Action in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Riding Bean itself).
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
Riding Bean holds position #54 of 110 Japan films in the 1988–1990 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
1989 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 44 titles released, including Riding Bean. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (280 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 43 other Japan films in 1989.
The 766th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
26 audience reviews — more than 45% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Riding Bean, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- pulp · 2
- kenichi sonoda · 1
- original video animation (ova) · 25
- 1980s · 18
- anime · 711
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,588 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,713 of 2,532 (top 68%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toshiba EMI, Bandai Visual, ARTMIC Co., Ltd., Youmex |
| Runtime | 46m |
| Release Date | February 22, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0098202 |