Particularly Remy Shimada.
A woman who kicks ass in her own right and is NOT impossibly proportioned OR desperately in love with the hero or some other man. (That is, she might like Shingo or Killy or Bundle, but if she does she certainly isn't broadcasting it to all and sundry). A woman who never — EVER — gives up. A woman who casually trashes bank robbers while well into her old age.
This is a movie worth seeing.
And I would kill for the soundtrack. Or even the song "Warrior." MP3,
.wav, .au, midi — I don’t care. I want that thing.
| In Japan, the country that inspired the slogan "Born to be Mild," the
blood of young men still runs hot. In the old days they'd go off into the
country and hack each other up with swords, but these days, what with school,
that isn't very practical.
So some of them do something very un-Japanese. They strap on a big bike, roar around annoying people, and pound anyone they consider dishonorable. Now meet Eguchi Yoosuke, leader of a high-school Biker gang AND the school's handicrafts club. Which means he divides his time between fistfights and fancy needlework. And if you think he's weird, wait until you meet the rest of his gang... |
Indeed, between the gang, the girlfriends, the Romulan ramen-ya proprietor, the rivals, and the races, you have all the ingredients of a classic shounen manga — with its own special indescribable twist.
There are numerous OVAs to this — all of which I want to see — but due to a poor sales rate, the rest will probably be brought over here sometime well after the American voice-acting industry as a whole outstrips the Japanese one in characterization, talent, and marketing. However, the one available here, entitled in Japan "Nokosareta Hashiriyatachi," is well worth it.
The soundtrack is available from Columbia (COCC-12266) and contains ten tracks.