City Hunter
City Hunter
Genres Action ,Comedy ,Crime
Directors Yûichi Satô
Writer Tsukasa Hôjô
Country Japan
Votes 5546
Rating 6.3
IMDBID tt24478470
Runtime 102
Languages Japanese
Release 25 Apr, 2024
Follows Ryo Saeba, a "sweeper" who navigates the shadowy depths of modern-day Shinjuku, Tokyo. Balancing a cool demeanor with a fun personality, Ryo takes on high-stakes challenges in the underworld. After receiving the message "XYZ, please find my sister," Ryo and his partner Hideyuki go on to search for Kurumi, a famous cosplayer. Meanwhile, mysterious violent incidents are taking place in Shinjuku, and Saeko, a skilled police detective is having a tough time solving these cases. Ryo and Hideyuki work in tandem to pursue Kurumi, but tragedy strikes when Hideyuki is killed during the investigation. Witnessing her brother's death, Kaori implores Ryo to uncover the truth behind the incident.
MovieGuys
City Hunter a rather weird little action, sci fi thriller, from Japan. Yes I know I said its weird but that's not to say this is a bad flick. City Hunter comes across as somewhat eccentric, in what I'm guessing, is a very Japanese way. There's is a decent amount of, at times, over the top but nonetheless, engaging action,topped off with a rather textbook but still entertaining, sci fi twist. Perhaps a minor negative or at least an eyebrow raiser for Western audiences, are some rather odd ball antics, that might seem a bit unapproachable. That said, perhaps this comes with the territory? In summary, nothing special but certainly fast paced and action packed enough, to merit a look.
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