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Bad City

2022 · 118 min

A gritty, fast-moving crime thriller with brutal fights and a cynical look at power and corruption.

Directed by
Kensuke Sonomura
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Hitoshi Ozawa, Akane Sakanoue, Katsuya
Overview
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.

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Stream in the UK
  • Channel 101 Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Kensuke Sonomura
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Hitoshi Ozawa, Akane Sakanoue, Katsuya
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • crime
  • violence
  • power
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, crime
Directed by
Kensuke Sonomura
Written by
Hitoshi Ozawa
Starring
Hitoshi Ozawa, Akane Sakanoue, Katsuya, Masanori Mimoto, Tarō Suwa, Kentarō Shimazu, TOMOKAZU, Koji Kiryu
Music
Nobuhiko Morino
Cinematography
Moritada Iju
Runtime
118 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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