There’s something strange happening in the streets of Tokyo. People with superhuman strength and a lust for blood are attacking others left and right — and crime fighter Ryo Saeba is on the case. Ryo, a private eye and wannabe ladies man, just lost his friend and co-worker Hideyuki to one of these possessed assailants. Whatever’s causing these assaults — drugs? a virus? — Ryo’s determined to figure it out… no matter how many dangerous men he has to kick square in the face. That is, if he can tolerate his unofficial new parter Kaori, Hideyuki’s pesky sister.
The Japanese live-action — and action-packed — adaptation City Hunter, based on the serial manga by Tsukasa Hōjō, stars Ryohei Suzuki, Misato Morita, and Masanobu Andô. It was directed by Yuichi Satoh and written by Tatsuro Mishima (Yu Yu Hakusho, Zom 100: Bucket List of the...
The Japanese live-action — and action-packed — adaptation City Hunter, based on the serial manga by Tsukasa Hōjō, stars Ryohei Suzuki, Misato Morita, and Masanobu Andô. It was directed by Yuichi Satoh and written by Tatsuro Mishima (Yu Yu Hakusho, Zom 100: Bucket List of the...
- 4/25/2024
- by Ingrid Ostby
- Tudum - Netflix
Following the collaboration clip featuring the anime footage, the official YouTube channel for Japanese singer-songwriter Atsuki Taketomo has started streaming a music video for his latest song "Tokumei-Kibou," which was used the theme song for the original sci-fi anime film, Bloody Escape . Teketomo made his major debut from Universal Music Japan Emi Records in April 2014. As his first anime theme song work, "Tokumei-Kibou" was released digitally on January 5, the film's theatrical release day in Japan. Atsuki Taketomo "Tokumei-Kibou" music video Collaboration clip Digital jacket Bloody Escape released in Japan on January 5, 2024, and it will also stream on Crunchyroll in the future. Based on his original concept, Goro Taniguchi ( Code Geass ) writes and directs the film at animation studio Polygon Pictures, who describe the story of the film as follows: After human experimentation turns Kisaragi into a cyborg, he finds himself pursued by multiple organizations: An undying coven of vampires bent on the conquest of Tokyo,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
The Japanese actor collected the Screen International Rising Star award at the New York Asian Film Festival.
Japanese actor Ryohei Suzuki has praised the “inspiring” members of SAG-AFTRA who are on strike to secure a fairer split of profits from streaming giants and better working conditions.
Accepting Screen International’s Rising Star Asia Award at the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff), the star of Egoist and upcoming Netflix feature City Hunter said: “It is such an inspiring time for us Asian actors when American actors are fighting so hard for their rights right now so I want to show...
Japanese actor Ryohei Suzuki has praised the “inspiring” members of SAG-AFTRA who are on strike to secure a fairer split of profits from streaming giants and better working conditions.
Accepting Screen International’s Rising Star Asia Award at the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff), the star of Egoist and upcoming Netflix feature City Hunter said: “It is such an inspiring time for us Asian actors when American actors are fighting so hard for their rights right now so I want to show...
- 7/17/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Idol culture is one that has often been dissected and critiqued in both Japanese and South Korean cinema, as has the otaku culture which is closely linked to it. While a lot of them focus on much similar issues, there’s still a few productions that will take you by surprise with their handling of the subjects and Yuichi Sato’s 2007 feature “Kisaragi” does just that.
On the first death anniversary of C-list gravure idol Kisaragi Miki, five die-hard fans, who met on a dedicated online forum, get together to commemorate the occassion and to show off their collection on Kisaragi items and share memories with each other. Soon however, conversation turns to how their beloved idol died, with the official police statement declaring the untimely death as a suicide. The more these five fans talk, however, the more dubious that claim seems to get and the closer...
On the first death anniversary of C-list gravure idol Kisaragi Miki, five die-hard fans, who met on a dedicated online forum, get together to commemorate the occassion and to show off their collection on Kisaragi items and share memories with each other. Soon however, conversation turns to how their beloved idol died, with the official police statement declaring the untimely death as a suicide. The more these five fans talk, however, the more dubious that claim seems to get and the closer...
- 1/29/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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