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City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

2019 · 95 min

A breezy, joke-packed detective caper with slick action and a nostalgic buddy-comedy vibe.

Directed by
Kenji Kodama
Genres
Animation, Action, Comedy
Starring
Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Marie Iitoyo
Overview
When gorgeous model Ai Shindo finds herself stalked by mysterious men, she comes to Ryo and his crew for protection. While he tries to hunt down the potential assassins (and maybe score a little nookie in the process), he ends up catching wind of a superweapon shipment landing in Shinjuku very soon. Could the two be connected? And with City Hunter on the case, will Tokyo survive the night?!

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Directed by
Kenji Kodama
Genres
Animation, Action, Comedy
Starring
Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Marie Iitoyo
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • crime
  • conspiracy
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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animation, action, comedy, crime, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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