City Hunter Special: The Death of Vicious Criminal Saeba Ryo

1999 1h 31m JA

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★7.1TMDB · 28

AnimationActionComedy

Synopsis

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City Hunter, Saeba Ryo, after months of idleness, finally scores a client and it is none other than the beautiful Mega City TV newscaster, Sayaka, who fears for her life. What's more, the enemy are her employers who are ready to resort to any means necessary to kill her. Ryo takes on the might of a TV station in a bid to save Sayaka, but finds that all is not what it seems...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akira Kamiya
Ryo Saeba, AKA Joe Saeba (voice)
Kazue Ikura
Makimura, Kaori (voice)
Mami Koyama
Miki (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Umibozu (voice)
Yoko Asagami
Saeko Nogami (voice)
Akio Nojima
Erika (voice)
Hironori Machida
Male Announcer B (Nippon TV) (voice)
Hiroshi Naka
Man A (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masaharu Okuwaki
Writers: Nobuaki Kishima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masaharu Okuwaki, shot by Takafumi Hirata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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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CAST

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Akira Kamiya and Kazue Ikura and Mami Koyama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0211310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masaharu Okuwaki directs. Takafumi Hirata behind the camera. Tomoaki Tsurubuchi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "City Hunter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Masaharu Okuwaki, shot by Takafumi Hirata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Tomoaki Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Akira Kamiya and Kazue Ikura and Mami Koyama carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0211310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Takafumi Hirata
Editing: Tomoaki Tsurubuchi
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 13
IMDB: City Hunter Special: The Death of Vicious Criminal Saeba Ryo (1999)

Part of

City Hunter Collection

Collection with all City Hunter Movies

Also by

Masaharu Okuwaki

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Production companies

Who made it

SUNRISE
JP

Key crew

CreatorTsukasa Hojo
Executive ProducerMasao Iki
Executive ProducerKazuaki Itô
ProducerHiroshi Yamashita
ProducerMichihiko Suwa
Animation DirectorShinichi Sakuma
Executive ProducerMasuo Ueda
ProducerYoshito Akazaki
ProducerYoshihito Akasaki
Art DirectionSeiji Sugawara
Sound EffectsAkihiko Matsuda
Character DesignerKeiichi Sato
Sound DirectorYasuo Uragami
EditorTomoaki Tsurubuchi
Sound MixerTakaaki Uchiyama
MusicTatsumi Yano

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

shounen
anime
tv special

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1999-04-2213

Also known as

International titles

City Hunter Special: Kinkyuu Namachuukei!? Kyouakuhan Saeba Ryou no SaigoJP
City Hunter : La Mort de City HunterFR
City Hunter - Ryô Saeba, Live on the SceneDE
시티헌터-흉악범 사에바 료의 최후KR
City Hunter: Ryô Saeba, Live on the SceneGB
城市猎人紧急直播凶恶罪犯寒羽良的死CN
緊急生中継!? 凶悪犯冴羽獠の最期JP
シティーハンター SP 緊急生中継!? 凶悪犯冴羽獠の最期JP
城市獵人：兇徒孟波之死期CN
City Hunter Special: Special Emergency Broadcast?! The Death of the Evil Ryo Saeba?US
시티 헌터 99 : 긴급생중계!? 흉악범 사에바 료의 최후KR
시티 헌터: 긴급생중계!? 흉악범 사에바 료의 최후KR
시티헌터: 긴급생중계!? 흉악범 사에바 료의 최후KR
城市獵人：緊急插播!?兇惡罪犯獠的死期TW
城市獵人：緊急插播!?兇惡罪犯獠的死期HK