, sometimes called ''Sukeban Boy'', is a Japanese

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written and illustrated by

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, serialized in

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's ''

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'' from 1974 to 1976. It is a comedy with several

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touches, where the protagonist Banji Suke (or

Sukeban is a Japanese term meaning , and the female equivalent to the male in Japanese culture. The usage of the word refers to either the leader of a girl gang or the entire gang itself, and is not used to refer to any one member of a girl gang.Yon ...

) has to disguise himself as a girl in order to be able to attend an all-female school to try and clear his name after being left the blame for the chaos all over town, while unaware that his assassins are watching his every move. As Sukeban is a rebellious boy, this situation creates several comedic troubles. (Note: The school being all-female is a misconception from the first English home media release.) The manga was adapted to an

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in 1992, and was released by

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in the US under the name ''Delinquent in Drag''. It has also spawned two

live-action Live action is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live action with animation to create a live-action animated feature film. Live action is used to define film, video games or ...

movies, ''Oira Sukeban: Kessen! Pansutō'' (おいら女蛮決戦!パンス党) in 1992 starring actor

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, and ''Oira Sukeban'' (called mostly ''Sukeban Boy'') in 2006 starring AV idol Asami (亜紗美).

Staff of ''Oira Sukeban: Kessen! Pansutō'' (1992)

*Studio: Taki Corporation *Director:

Teruyoshi Ishii is a Japanese film and television director. Works * '' Psychic Vision: Jaganrei '' (film, 1988) *'' Oira Sukeban: Kessen! Pansutō'' (film, 1992) *''Gridman the Hyper Agent'' (TV series, 1993–1994) *''Kuchisake-onna'' (film, 1996) *''Kyōfu ...

*Original work:

*Writer:

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*Music:

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*Producer:

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*Song lyrics: Go Nagai *Cast:

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, Keiko Hata, Yoshikatsu Fujimoto, Shingo Kazami,

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, Kuma Leonard, Rie Asai, Yuka Watanabe

Staff of ''Oira Sukeban'' (''Sukeban Boy'') (2006)

*Studio: King Records *Director:

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*Producer: Yukihiko Yamaguchi, Masaki Takemura, Hiroyuki Yamada *Original work:

*Writer:

*Cinematography: Yasutaka Nagano *Special makeup:

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*Art: Shinpei Inoe *Music:

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*Illumination:

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*Cast: Asami, Emiru Momose, Saori Matsunaka,

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, Demo Tanaka, Chisa Imai, Shō Sawamura,

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, Miwa,

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Hiroaki Murakami is a Japanese actor. He specializes in ''jidaigeki'' roles, and has also taken parts in ''tokusatsu'' and modern productions. Career Born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, he enrolled in Hosei University but withdrew when he successfully aud ...

, Beat Arima, Atsuko Miura, Kōichi Ōbori

References

External links

''Oira Sukeban'' 2006 Review
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at ''The World of Go Nagai'' webpage
''Oira Sukeban: Kessen! Pansuto''
at allcinema

at the

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''Oira Sukeban'' (2006)
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