Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
"Teito monogatari" (original title)

A demonic reincarnation of a Japanese general from the 10th century appears in the early 20th century Tokyo with a mission to destroy the blooming city.

Director:

Akio Jissoji

Writers:

Hiroshi Aramata (novel), Kaizô Hayashi

Stars:

Shintarô Katsu, Kyûsaku Shimada, Mieko Harada

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shintarô Katsu	...	Eichi Shibusawa
Kyûsaku Shimada	...	Yasunori Kato
Mieko Harada	...	Keiko Tatsumiya
Junichi Ishida	...	Yoichiro Tatsumiya
Tamasaburo Bando	...	Kyoka Izumi
Haruka Sugata	...	Yukari Tatsumiya
Bunshi Katsura	...	Shigemaru Kuroda
Shirô Sano	...	Junichi Narumi
Mikijirô Hira	...	Yasumasa Hirai
Kôji Takahashi	...	Rohan Koda
Kô Nishimura	...	Makoto Nishimura
Hideji Ôtaki	...	Masayuki Orida
Shôgo Shimada	...	Arata Mekata
Hisashi Igawa	...	Ryokichi Tagami
Jô Shishido	...	Tokuji Hayakawa

Storyline

A demonic reincarnation of a Japanese general from the 10th century appears in the early 20th century Tokyo with a mission to destroy the blooming city.

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Plot Keywords:

earthquake | tokyo japan | feng shui | psychic power | robot | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

30 January 1988 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1988, this was arguably the most expensive Japanese fantasy film of all time boasting a budget of around $14 million (when converted from yen).

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Quotes

Eichi Shibusawa: Both destruction and growth repeat endlessly by devouring people's lives. Even so, people flock to the city. Nobody can stop them.
[subtitled version]

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Connections

Version of Teito monogatari (1991)

User Reviews

Superb animated film from the early days (circa: Akira)

A lot of the people who were involved with 'Doomed Megalopolis' were also involved in the definitive anime film 'Akira'. That fact alone allowed me to justify springing $30 for each of the four casettes in the set. At first, I was expecting good. After watching the movies, however, I was amazed that this series is not more popular than it is. It is based in ancient Japan, and involves the spirit of an ancient warlord coming back to torment Japan. The characters are excellent and the plot and character development is superb. Watching this series reminds me of watching the Godfather, in that each episode falls at a different time frame than the rest, so it gives it a very spanning and epic feel to the story.

Check it out, if you are a fan of anime, you will love it.