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 used to participate in the All Japan Rally Championship and now lives with his wife Kumiko and their son. Daibutsu goes 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 returns 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

See also

• Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!

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 at IMDb