Violence Jack: Evil Town

1988 0h 55m JA

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★5.9TMDB · 21

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Synopsis

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After disasters have all but destroyed the Earth, leaving entire cities buried, one man named Violence Jack tries to avert a civil war brewing among the wretched inhabitants of a subterranean metropolis called Evil Town. The known world is now a nightmare after a series of natural disasters. Survivors struggle to survive the harsh conditions. Evil Town is divided into three warring factions each fighting for supremacy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Jack
Arisa Andô
Aira Mu
Takeshi Aono
Mad Saurus
Kenyu Horiuchi
Blue Kid

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ichiro Itano
Writers: Go Nagai, Sho Aikawa, Ichiro Itano
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Violence Jack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Arisa Andô and Takeshi Aono carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0265997 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ichiro Itano directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Violence Jack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Arisa Andô and Takeshi Aono carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0265997 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 55 min · 0h 55m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Violence Jack: Evil Town (1988)

Part of

Violence Jack Collection

Violence Jack is a Japanese manga, written and illustrated by Go Nagai from 1973 until its conclusion in 1990, which has been credited with introducing the post-apocalyptic genre to the mediums of manga and anime. A set of sagas from the manga were adapted in three independent original video animations (OVAs) released in 1986, 1988, and 1990.