SS (manga)

	SS
エスエス; (Esu-Esu)
	Manga
Written by	Shohei Harumoto
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	SG Chuang Yi
Magazine	Big Comic Superior
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	2000 – 2003
Volumes	9
	Live-action film
Directed by	Yoshinori Kobayashi
Produced by	Hirokazu Okajima
Written by	Masashi Sogo
Studio	Toho
Released	January 12, 2008
Runtime	100 minutes

SS (エスエス, esu-esu, an abbreviation of Special Stage) is a manga by Shohei Harumoto which has been serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior between 2000 and 2003 over nine volumes. The manga has since been adapted into a live action movie by Toho. Singaporean publisher, Chuang Yi, also translated the manga into both English and Chinese languages under the name "SS: Special Stage" and "SS：赛车手特别篇" (literally "SS: Racer's Special"), respectively.

Plot

The story revolves around Daibutsu, a middle aged former rally driver who lives with his wife Kumiko and their son. Daibutsu is a former rally driver, who used to participate in the All Japan Rally Championship. Daibutsu proceeded to go to his garage to rebuild his, Mitsubishi Starion 4WD, named Jackie, a Group B rally car which was banned at the end of the 1986 season. He then proceeds to sets his return to racing by challenging people on the street with his car.

Location

The street races are set on the Hakone Turnpike road and the Shuto Expressway.

Cast

Show Aikawa as Daibutsu
Kenichi Endō as Kurihara
Noriko Sakai as Kumiko
Teah as Kabuki
Megumi as Girako
Mickey Curtis as Nishiyama President
Hideo Sakaki as Bunbuku
Kentaro Nakakura as Yamazaki
China Fukunaga as Naomi
Nobuyoshi Kuwano as Takashi
Aiko Koyatsu as Ana girl
Mei Satsuki as Ranko
Mariko Okubo as Natsumi
Yasuka Saitoh as Akira
Masashi Miyuki
Ryohei Yamada
Ayano Tachibana
Yuria Kajiki
Noriyaki Hayashi

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Sources

Rally JAPAN: Rally cars for movie stars

External links

(in Japanese) Official site
(in Japanese) Movie trailer
(in Japanese) Booklist from official site
SS on IMDb

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