Wicked City

Original title: Yôjû toshi

19871987
Not RatedNot Rated
1h 22min

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Animation Action Fantasy

Two agents, a lady-killer human and a voluptuous demon, attempt to protect a signatory to a peace treaty between the human world and the demon world from radicalized demons.Two agents, a lady-killer human and a voluptuous demon, attempt to protect a signatory to a peace treaty between the human world and the demon world from radicalized demons.Two agents, a lady-killer human and a voluptuous demon, attempt to protect a signatory to a peace treaty between the human world and the demon world from radicalized demons.

Director
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writers
- Hideyuki Kikuchi(novel)
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri(screenplay)
- Norio Osada(screenplay)
Stars
- Yûsaku Yara(voice)
- Toshiko Fujita(voice)
- Ichirô Nagai(voice)

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Yôjû toshi (1987)

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Yôjû toshi (1987)

Renzaburo Takias Renzaburo Taki
(voice)

Makieas Makie
(voice)

Giuseppe Mayartas Giuseppe Mayart
(voice)

Shadowas Shadow
(voice)

Kanakoas Kanako
(voice)
…

Hotelieras Hotelier
(voice)

Jinas Jin
(voice)

Yasuo Muramatsu

Presidentas President
(voice)

Kazuhiko Kishino

Healeras Healer
(voice)

Prostituteas Prostitute
(voice)

Asami Mukaidono

Temptressas Temptress
(voice)

Kenas Ken
(voice)

Monkas Monk
(voice)

Gregory Snegoff

Taki (USA dub)as Taki (USA dub)
(English version)
(voice)
(as Greg Snegoff)

Mayart (USA dub)as Mayart (USA dub)
(English version)
(voice)

Makie (USA dub)as Makie (USA dub)
(English version)
(voice)

Kanako (USA dub)as Kanako (USA dub)
(English version)
(voice)

Shadow (USA dub)as Shadow (USA dub)
(English version)
(voice)

Director
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writers
- Hideyuki Kikuchi(novel)
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri(screenplay)
- Norio Osada(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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7.6

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Neo Tokyo

7.1

The Wicked City

5.6

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Angel Cop

6.8

Kite

6.7

Lily C.A.T.

6.1

Memories

7.6

There has been peace between the worlds of the mortals and the supernatural for centuries, but the balance is now being threatened. The Radical elements from the Supernatural world are crossing over into the mortal universe for the purpose of destroying the peace forever! —Anonymous

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Taglines
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
Genres
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide

Trivia
Two English dubs were released: an American version produced and released by Streamline Pictures (later by Urban Vision), and a British version by Manga Entertainment. Both were included on Madman's Australian DVD, and later on Discotek Media's US DVD.

Goofs
When Taki and the hotelier are playing chess, the black king and queen are in each other's starting squares.

Quotes
[first lines]
Taki Renzaburo: [narrating] We live in an era when our cities are armed with steel and concrete. Computers and electronics barricade our minds. It doesn't change the fact that there exist a lot of strange phenomenon, bizarre beyond reason, or logic. Most folks just don't see them. That's because we cling to order - to any tiny happiness that comes our way, and we bust our humps to blind ourselves with our desires and our pleasures. There's a world of darkness out there, beyond time or space... a world filled with evil that is undeniably real. And in that world... there are things that run wild.

Alternate versions
The Streamline Pictures version replaces the original panning shot of Tokyo during the end credits with stills from the film, due to the studio being unable to obtain a textless version of the end credits. This print was also used for Urban Vision's DVD, while Discotek Media's recent re-release uses a Japanese print, with the Streamline credits being available as a special feature.

Connections
Featured in Mean & Mercenary (1999)

Soundtracks
It's Not Easy
Lyrics by Hitomi Tooyama
Composed by Yoshihiro Ida
Arranged by Seiichi Kyouda
Sung by Hitomi Tooyama

Top review

Story as good as the eye candy.

Wicked City is one of my favorite anime movies of all time, and here's why: if this movie didn't have a solid plot, it'd be hentai. As it is, it's borderline hentai. But what makes it so radically different is that the adult content is weaved in with the plot - there's only one scene of sex that has no pertinence to the story. This movie was ingeniously done. Solid story, great eye candy.

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Kage-2
Dec 15, 1998

What are the differences between the British BBFC-18 version and the uncut version of this movie?

Runtime
- 1h 22min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

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