City Hunter: Bay City Wars

1990 0h 45m JA

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 39

ActionComedyAnimationThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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Rival private eyes Ryo Saeba and Umibozu must find a way into a high-tech luxury hotel to rescue their friends who are being held hostage and stop a mad South American dictator's plans to use the hotel's supercomputer to unleash a nuclear holocaust. Highly reminiscent of Die Hard, right down to a scene where Ryu bunjee-jumps off of the roof of the hotel skyscraper with a fire hose. Written by Christopher E. Meadows

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akira Kamiya
Ryo Saeba (voice)
Kazue Ikura
Kaori Makimura (voice)
Yoko Asagami
Saeko Nogami (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Umibouzu (voice)
Miki Ito
Miki (voice)
Hirohiko Kakegawa
Doorman (voice)
Hochu Otsuka
Norton's Aide (voice)
Kazuhiko Kishino
Claude (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Kodama
Writers: Yasushi Hirano
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "City Hunter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenji Kodama, shot by Youichi Hasegawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tomoaki Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Akira Kamiya and Kazue Ikura and Yoko Asagami carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0099272 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kenji Kodama directs. Youichi Hasegawa behind the camera. Tomoaki Tsurubuchi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "City Hunter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kenji Kodama, shot by Youichi Hasegawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Tomoaki Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Akira Kamiya and Kazue Ikura and Yoko Asagami carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0099272 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.