SS (manga)
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SS | |
エスエス (Esu-Esu) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Shohei Harumoto |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Big Comic Superior |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 2000 – 2003 |
Volumes | 9 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Yoshinori Kobayashi |
Produced by | |
Written by | |
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
- as Yamazaki
- as Naomi
- Nobuyoshi Kuwano as Takashi
- as Ana girl
- as Ranko
- Mariko Okubo as Natsumi
- Yasuka Saitoh as Akira
See also[]
Sources[]
External links[]
- (in Japanese) Official site
- (in Japanese) Movie trailer
- (in Japanese) Booklist from official site
- SS at IMDb
- Manga series
- 2000 manga
- Japanese films
- Live-action films based on manga
- Manga adapted into films
- Motorsports in anime and manga
- Seinen manga
- 2000s Japanese film stubs
- Manga stubs