City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart

1997 1h 30m JA

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 29

ActionAnimationComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A mysterious soldier known only as Professor takes his revenge on the government that betrayed him - and Tokyo is brought to its knees! Unless the government pays the Professor an impossible ransom, downtown Tokyo will be completely destroyed, and the Professor's beautiful sister will be the first to go! Only City Hunter, expert detective and shameless ladies' man, can keep Tokyo from being blown sky high!The bullets fly furiously, and the women have never been tempting as City Hunter takes it to the edge in this action-packed animated feature. Explosive action will rock your senses as you witness City Hunter's greatest challenge ever!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akira Kamiya
Ryo Saeba (voice)
Kazue Ikura
Kaori Mikimura (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Umibozu (voice)
Yoko Asagami
Saeko Nogami (voice)
Mami Koyama
Miki (voice)
Hiroshi Ishida
Director (voice)
Isao Nakayama
Announcer (voice)
Izumi Okami
Female Announcer (NTV Announcer) (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
Writers: Yuuichi Higurashi, Akinori Endo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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29 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 Kazuo Yamazaki, shot by Kazunobu Okeda. 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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Original score by Tatsumi Yano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 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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7 / 8

CAST

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Akira Kamiya and Kazue Ikura and Tessyo Genda carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0159361 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuo Yamazaki directs. Kazunobu Okeda behind the camera. Tatsumi Yano scores. Tomoaki Tsurubuchi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
229 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 Kazuo Yamazaki, shot by Kazunobu Okeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tatsumi Yano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Tomoaki Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Akira Kamiya and Kazue Ikura and Tessyo Genda carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0159361 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.