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City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy

1990 · 48 min

A breezy, wisecracking action caper that mixes slapstick comedy with shootouts and a light mystery, easy to dip into and fun without demanding much.

Directed by: Kenji Kodama
Genres: Action, Animation, Comedy
Starring: Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Yoko Asagami

Overview: Beautiful American Emily O'Hara offers the City Hunter (Ryo Saeba & Kaori Makimura) one million dollars to protect her from a man named Douglas. Ryo & Kaori take the job, but things are not quite what they seem. The real target just might be Ryo, but it's unclear who wants Saeba dead.

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Directed by: Kenji Kodama
Genres: Action, Animation, Comedy
Starring: Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Yoko Asagami

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
deception
crime
loyalty
love
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	4
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: action, animation, comedy, thriller
Directed by: Kenji Kodama
Written by: Shōji Tonoike
Starring: Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Yoko Asagami, Tessyo Genda, Miki Ito, Yusaku Yara, Hiroshi Takemura, Hiroya Ishimaru
Cinematography: Youichi Hasegawa
Runtime: 48 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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