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Released 4 years ago.
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Bad City
2022 1h 58m JA
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6.9
SOLID
★6.9TMDB · 89
ActionCrime
Synopsis
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Kensuke Sonomura directs the legendary Hitoshi Ozawa in this ultimate V-Cinema actioner. Kaiko City is plagued with poverty and crime. When a corrupt businessman decides to run for mayor and starts eliminating opponents from the rival mafia, a former police captain serving time for murder is secretly released and put in charge of a special task force to arrest him.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Hitoshi Ozawa
Makoto Torada
Akane Sakanoue
Megumi Nohara
Katsuya
Kumamoto Satoshi
Masanori Mimoto
Ryota Nishizaki
Tarō Suwa
Chief of Police
Kentarō Shimazu
Captain Ikeda
TOMOKAZU
Fourth Division Detective
Koji Kiryu
Director of Gojo Conglomerate
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kensuke Sonomura
- Writers
- Hitoshi Ozawa
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kensuke Sonomura, shot by Moritada Iju. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Nobuhiko Morino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kensuke Sonomura 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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Hitoshi Ozawa and Akane Sakanoue and Katsuya carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt21243618 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 89 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kensuke Sonomura directs. Moritada Iju behind the camera. Nobuhiko Morino scores. Kensuke Sonomura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 4 years ago.
- 2Directed by Kensuke Sonomura, shot by Moritada Iju. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Nobuhiko Morino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Kensuke Sonomura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Hitoshi Ozawa and Akane Sakanoue and Katsuya carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt21243618 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 89 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Moritada Iju
- Original score
- Nobuhiko Morino
- Editing
- Kensuke Sonomura
- Production design
- Ryō Kaihara
- Makeup / hair
- 坂口佳那恵
- Stunt coordinator
- Naohiro Kawamoto
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
- IMDB
- Bad City (2022)
Also by
Kensuke Sonomura
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Rights Cube
JP
Solid Feature
JP
Shibuya Productions
JP
Key crew
- Executive ProducerHitoshi Ozawa
- EditorKensuke Sonomura
- ProducerTaizo Fukumaki
- Stunt CoordinatorNaohiro Kawamoto
- Line ProducerTakayuki Yamaga
- Assistant DirectorYudai Kanazawa
- ProducerTsunoda Riku
- Executive ProducerYusuke Suzuki
- ProducerRyôji Kobayashi
- VFX SupervisorTakehiko Tsunekawa
- Line ProducerDaisuke Honda
- GafferRyuji Fujii
- Sound MixerYuji Tan
- Makeup Artist坂口佳那恵
- Sound RecordistTsutomu Yamaguchi
- Sound RecordistMasami Nishioka
- GafferMasamichi Ohmachi
- Sound EffectsYuji Tan
- Costumer片柳利依子
- Production DesignRyō Kaihara
- Associate ProducerHiroaki Kawano
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- yakuza
- police corruption
- criminal underworld
- mob
- violence
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2023-08-01
- Digital2023-08-01
Also known as
International titles
- バッドシティJP
- Baddo shitiJP
- バッド・シティJP
