City Hunter Special: The Secret Service

"City Hunter is Back on the Case - Warm Up Your Hammers!"

1996 1h 30m JA

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★7.1TMDB · 33★7.2IMDB · 406

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Synopsis

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City Hunter, the globally adored hero, becomes embroiled in an adventure that takes him deep into the political intrigue of a Third World country and into the pain and anguish of one man's tortured past. James McGuire's life is so dangerous he has to hire bodyguards for his Secret Service agents. It doesn't help that his chief agent is actually his long-lost daughter. Luckily for him, City Hunter and Kaori are behind on the rent and need the work. But a dark secret from McGuire's past threatens to destroy him and his lonely daughter Anna. Will he live to rescue his country? Will his resentful daughter learn to love him again? Will City Hunter finally get some action?

“City Hunter is Back on the Case - Warm Up Your Hammers!”

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Cast

Akira Kamiya
Ryo Saeba (voice)
Kazue Ikura
Kaori Makimura (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Umibozu (voice)
Yoko Asagami
Saeko Nogami (voice)
Akio Otsuka
McGuire (voice)
Mami Koyama
Miki (voice)
Daiki Nakamura
Man (voice)
Hiroshi Naka
B (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Kodama
Writers: Akinori Endo, Kenji Kodama, Kenji Kodama
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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30 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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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 Tessyo Genda carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "City Hunter is Back on the Case - Warm Up Your Hammers!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0154338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

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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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
230 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 Tessyo Genda carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "City Hunter is Back on the Case - Warm Up Your Hammers!".
8IMDB entry: tt0154338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.