Storm clouds gather over Tokyo as a fierce Typhoon bears down upon
the city. Into the darkness and wind steals a mysterious yellow
Lancia, taking advantage of the deserted streets to indulge in some
high-speed harassment. Meanwhile, back at Bokutoo Police Station,
is that love, or just negative ions?
Intrepid police officers Natsumi and Miyuki can deal with the caos of
a giant storm. But when they are faced with the challenge of
transporting a desperately ill pregnant patient to a specialist
hospital during a city-wide blackout, ther's no room for error, and
no time to lose.
There is, however, a cop-hating yellow Lancia.
The Tokyo Typhoon Rally: No prize for second place.
The Kawasaki KLE-500 is designated as a dual-purpose motorcycle, meaning that it is equally suited to offroad as well as onroad use. This makes it suitable for foul weather driving, as demonstrated in the video. Actually, the -500 is made for sale only outside of Japan; the equivalent domestic model is the KLE-400. However, guys like Nakajima "White Hawk of Bokutoo" Ken would never settle for the ordinary domestic model when they can go to extraordinary lengths to obtain the almost identical export model!
Dark storm clouds build in the sky as a yellow Lancia Delta Integrale
leaves it's parking garage. The driver revs up the engine and
laughs as he hits the Tokyo streets.
Miyuki and Natsumi passes by Wakaba Preschool while on patrol and
notices a bunch of kids gathered around looking at something.
Natsumi quickly tells them to head home to avoid the storm.
The two policewomen get out and is greeted by the kids. They are
shown a chubby cat curled up in one of the little girl's hat.
Natsumi immediatly recognizes it as the one she almost ran over on
her first day of work at Bokutoo Police Station.
Miyuki quickly notices that the cat is ill and asks the kids about
it. The kids think that the cat will have to go to the hospital.
Nakajima's arrival quickly puts an end to the conversation as he
picks up the cat by the scruff of it's neck and comments that it's
gotten quite fat. Miyuki immediately grabs the cat away from him,
cradles it tenderly, and scolds him for mistreating the cat.
Meanwhile, Natsumi assures the kids that they will see that the cat
gets better.
Nakajima comments that he's dealt with that Lancia before. From
inside his arms, a slightly scared Miyuki stirs. Ken becomes
embarrassed being caught in this situation, and immediately lets
her go and tries to recompose himself. Proving his extreme
embarrassment, he jumps on his motorcycle only to fall right over
on his side.
Natsumi and Miyuki returns to headquarters, where Natsumi teases
Miyuki about Ken. Miyuki claims it was just because of the yellow
Lancia. Yoriko interrupts and asks if they saw Nakajima. This sets
off Miyuki, who heads up the stairs in a huff, still carrying the
cat. Yoriko and Natsumi chuckles a bit over the way Miyuki is
reacting.
The clouds and wind have turned into a fierce storm. Inside the
station house, Miyuki looks over the cat and discovers it to be
pregnant. That's why she's so fat and feeling ill.
Ken comes in and begs Miyuki for a favor. She goes off to help out,
while Yoriko and Natsumi ponders about what favor it might be. They
then decide to spy on Miyuki and Ken. As it turns out, Ken just
wanted some help with his motorcycle (just a few modifications).
Miyuki agrees and even offers the two evedroppers' help as well.
Miyuki keeps the two other ladies busy working on the bike. Yoriko
stops for a moment to rest, and Ken offers her a drink. They start
a small conversation that almost causes Yoriko to reveal her and
Natsumi's suspicions.
Upon reaching the scene of the accident, Miyuki and Natsumi discover
the unconscious driver trapped inside the truck. Natsumi tries to
pull the door open, but only manages to break the handle. She then
wraps her fist with a handkerchief and punches a hole through the
windshield. The two policewomen pull the driver out to the ambulance,
and then help pickup the melons.
Drying off in the patrol car, they discuss the details of the
accident. Miyuki discovered that it was cause by the yellow Lancia
Ken is out to find. She explains that during every year's typhoon
season, some guy races this legendary car through the streets.
Miyuki goes on to reveal that Nakajima had a runin with this guy
the preveous year. Miyuki also explains that the only reason Ken
lost last time was because of his handicap (riding a motorcycle),
and Natsumi replies that challenging the Lancia again is just the
type of thing Ken would do. Miyuki gets worried over this, because
each year the yellow Lancia's driver gets more and more reckless.
A call from Yoriko asking for help quickly puts an end to this
discussion. Yoriko relates that the cat isn't eating and is crying
out strangely. They come to the conclusion that the cat is about to
give birth to a few kittens.
The police duo takes off with the cat with directions from Yoriko and
head for the animal hospital. Nakajima overhears the radio call and
asks for more details when a wind knocks a tree over and takes out
some power lines. This causes a blackout and huge amounts of traffic
everywhere. The yellow Lancia's driver just laughs about it.
The doctor at the animal hospital diagnoses that ther isn't anything
he can do without power. He also tells the Miyuki and Natsumi that
there are some complications, and suggests another hospital that can
help. The grateful police officers head off to the other hospital.
On the way, Natsumi tells Yoriko about what the doctore said and asks
for directions. When Yoriko can't come up with a route, Miyuki
surprises all when she comes up with a route through a closed expressway.
After moving the barricade aside, the two head on down the road.
As they race to the hospital, Natsumi tenderly encourages the cat to hang
in. Miyuki becomes quite surprised and amused by this gentle side of
Natsumi. They soon notice a car gaining on them. Soon they notice
that it's the yellow Lancia, which roars past them. The two remarks to
eachother about the danger in this. As the two cars race down the
expressway, the Lancia cuts the two ladies off from their exit and just
smiles.
The radio beeps when Nakajima calls them. He tells them that he's right
behind them, and will take care of the Lancia. He pulls in front of the
Lancia, challenging the driver to a race. With the driver racing Nakajima,
the girls are free to take care of the cat. Natsumi comments on how cool
Ken is, but Miyuki becomes worried over the danger of racing in a motorcycle
in a typhoon. Ken responds that he trusts in the special work that Miyuki
did on the bike.
As they continue down the expressway, Natsumi starts joking over the special
work that Miyuki does for Ken. She then jokes about what Miyuki calls him.
"Kenbo?" "Ken-Ken?" "Kensuke?" "Ken?" "Ken-chan?" This bit of banter gets
interrupted by a call from "Ken-chan" that their exit is coming up. As they
exit, Miyuki comments on the race they just left, "Since it's Ken-chan, he'll
surely win." She then yells at Natsumi for mentioning all of that and making
her call him "Ken-chan."
The rain gets so heavy that even the trains are stopped because of flooded
tracks. Passengers are forced to wait, as are many commuters. Natsumi
gives Miyuki directions through empty back streest to the hospital, while
whispering encouraging words to the cat.
The yellow Lancia becomes frustrated and starts to bump Ken's bike from behind.
Nakajima doesn't take to it kindly and returns with a kick to the Lancia's
window. Continuing this game of escalating stakes, Ken lures the Lancia
driver into sideswiping a guardrail. This just infuriates the driver more.
Miyuki and Natsumi come to a flooded out portion of road, and can't find
a way around this even with their computer. Miyuki points out another
alternative, Natsumi's Motocompo. Natsumi was thinking the same thing.
On her Motocompo, Natsumi heads off over the flooded on the guardrails
with the cat safely tied to the Motocompo's back. Miyuki wished her
luck as she heads off.
As the race continues, Nakajima proves that Miyuki's modifications really
do help out. He can make faster and tighter turns, while the yellow
Lancia sideswipes the guardrails and eventually spins out. The driver
stops, gets out, and collapses on the ground. Nakajima calmly walks up
and tells him, "I have something to tell you: Hey! when passing near
children, slown down and drive safely. Remember this!"
Having taken the long way around, Miyuki finally arrives at the animal
hospital. The sound of kittens brings a smile to her face as she runs
in the door. As the rain tapers off, she and Natsumi head back.
The next day, with sun shining, the preschoolers come out and find
the pair's patrol car parked near the school. They look in and find
the two asleep with a basket. A note attached to the basked says it's a
present for all of them. The kids carefully take the basket from the car,
and remove the lid to find the cat nursing her new kittens.
Natsumi finally opens her eyes, wakes up Miyuki, and points out a note
taped to the windshield from the children. The note thanks them for the
gift, and they both smile and drive off.
The yellow Lancia speeds by and barely misses them, while they are
all talking with the kids. Natsumi keeps the kids safely off the
road as she yells at the driver. The children gets scared by
Natsumi's reaction.
Out in the streets, the typhoon builds up as the yellow Lancia's
recklessness builds up. The Lancia causes a truck to swerve and
roll over on its side, causing melons to spill all over the street.
Natsumi and Miyuki quickly head to the scene, while Nakajima heads
out to find the yellow Lancia.
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© 1994, 1995 Fujishima Kousuke, Kodansha, Bandai Visual & Marubeni.
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Copyright © 1996 Frank Chiang
Most recent revision Sunday, January 19, 1997