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Demon City Shinjuku (1988)
Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
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Ten Years ago, Genichiro Izayoi died trying to stop the sorcerer Rebi Ra, and as a result Shinjuku became a playground for demons. And now, the day approaches when Rebi Ra will complete his decade-long ritual to plunge the rest of the world into chaos! As Genichiro’s son, it falls to Kyoya to venture into the heart of Shinjuku and put an end to the sorcerer his father couldn’t beat. Can Kyoya exceed his father’s legacy, or will the demons of Shinjuku create Hell on Earth?
Length 80 minutes
Actors
Hideyuki Hori | Hiromi Tsuru | Kiyoshi Kobayashi | Kyôko Tongû | Yuusaku Yara | Banjou Ginga | Ichirō Nagai | Osamu Saka | Hirohiko Kakegawa | Naoki Tatsuta | Asami Mukaidono
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/31/2022 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| 03/10/2019 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
One of the first anime flicks I watched when I got into anime. Haven’t seen this in 20 years I’m sure. Glad they didn’t make a live action film at the time (bc it would look like WICKED CITY) but now they could do it w/all the CG FX talent. It could work.
What’s funny about this is that Shinjuku has been turned into a “demon city” hence filled with monsters. And yet people still live there and work there? Essentially risking death at any given second. When they could choose to just live outside that area like all the regular people… that part of this I just don’t get. Like who’s running power to the trains and who’s keeping the hotels open for business? Wish there were some explained reason for this.
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