City Hunter: .357 Magnum

"Diplomatic Secrets, An International Star And a Two-Ton Hammer to the Head!"

1989 1h 20m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 55

AnimationActionCrimeComedy

Synopsis

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A beautiful pianist comes to Tokyo for a charity concert - and City Hunter is there. But music isn't his forte. He wants lessons in the language of love. Desperation is the word as bodies start dropping. A foreign dignitary is assassinated in cold blood. Secret agents scour the streets for a missing microchip. And diplomatic infighting swirls around the upcoming concert until Nina the pianist and her grandfather Klaus are kidnapped. A maelstrom of exploding grenades, the rumble of Falcon's jeep, and the tinkling of the ivories all set the stage for City Hunter: . 357 Magnum. The show must go on!

“Diplomatic Secrets, An International Star And a Two-Ton Hammer to the Head!”

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Cast

Akira Kamiya
Ryo Saeba (voice)
Kazue Ikura
Kaori Makimura (voice)
Yoko Asagami
Saeko Nogami (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Umibouzu (voice)
Mari Okamoto
Nina Shutenberg (voice)
Chafurin
Member B (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Klaus (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi
Steiner (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Kodama
Writers: Akinori Endo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 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 Kazuhiro Furubayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

CAST

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

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6 / 8

WORLD

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Marketing tagline: "Diplomatic Secrets, An International Star And a Two-Ton Hammer to the Head!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097067 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kenji Kodama directs. Kazuhiro Furubayashi behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
237 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 Kazuhiro Furubayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Akira Kamiya and Kazue Ikura and Yoko Asagami carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Diplomatic Secrets, An International Star And a Two-Ton Hammer to the Head!".
7IMDB entry: tt0097067 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.