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| Yûsaku Yara | ... | Renzaburo Taki (voice) | |
| Toshiko Fujita | ... | Makie (voice) | |
| Ichirô Nagai | ... | Giuseppe Mayart (voice) | |
| Takeshi Aono | ... | Shadow (voice) | |
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Mari Yokô | ... | Kanako (voice) |
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Tamio Ohki | ... | Hotelier (voice) |
| Kôji Totani | ... | Jin (voice) | |
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Yasuo Muramatsu | ... | President (voice) |
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Kazuhiko Kishino | ... | Healer (voice) |
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Arisa Andô | ... | Prostitute (voice) |
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Asami Mukaidono | ... | Temptress (voice) |
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Ikuya Sawaki | ... | Ken (voice) |
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Masato Hirano | ... | Monk (voice) |
| Gregory Snegoff | ... | Taki (USA dub) (voice) (as Greg Snegoff) | |
| Mike Reynolds | ... | Mayart (USA dub) (voice) | |
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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! Written by Anonymous
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The horror classic from MADHOUSE See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
JapanRelease Date:
20 August 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Wicked City See more »Company Credits
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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 ...
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Lyrics by Machiko Ryuu
Composed by Yoshihiro Ida
Arranged by Seiichi Kyouda
Sung by Hitomi Tooyama
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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. See more »Goofs
When Taki and the hotelier get up to fight Jin, the chessboard they were playing with earlier disappears. See more »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 ...
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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. See more »Soundtracks
Hold Me In The ShadowLyrics by Machiko Ryuu
Composed by Yoshihiro Ida
Arranged by Seiichi Kyouda
Sung by Hitomi Tooyama
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Wicked City is not the greatest of films but I am a fan of the director and have this film for my collection, but make no mistake about it, it is borderline hentai 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 almost has a film noir feel about it: the crummy solid detective and the female lead at odds with each other. But this movie is surely an adult film and shouldn't be watched by someone under the age of 17, or who is offended by extreme sexual content as there is a partial-rape scene. Other than that the movie is filled with slap-stick comedy and lots of action, a good watch for shock-value entertainment.