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Wicked City

1987 · 82 min

A stylish, grim neo-noir anime that blends supernatural horror with action and a doomed romance, often unsettling and visually striking.

Tagline
For centuries a treaty has existed between the human world and the realm of the demons.
Overview
A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of demons, is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female demon, are assigned to protect a diplomat who will help secure another treaty. A radical group of demons from the Black World are out to assassinate the diplomat and prevent the treaty; only the bond that forms between the two cops can save the Earth from destruction.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • love
  • violence
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror7
Humour2
Realism3
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, fantasy, horror
Directed by
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Written by
Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Norio Osada
Starring
Yusaku Yara, Toshiko Fujita, Ichiro Nagai, Takeshi Aono, Mari Yokoo, Tamio Ohki, Koji Totani, Yasuo Muramatsu
Music
Osamu Shooji
Cinematography
Kinichi Ishikawa
Runtime
82 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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