City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989)

Original title

シティーハンター 愛と宿命のマグナム

Directed by

Kenji Kodama

Genre

comedy film, action film, police film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A private detective in Tokyo handles dangerous cases involving guns and criminals. He works with a female partner and faces off against criminals in a city setting.

action-packedlightheartedfast-pacedhumorousstylishenergeticcheesynostalgic

What happens

City Hunter (Japanese: シティーハンター, Hepburn: Shitī Hantā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1985 to 1991, with its chapters collected in 35 tankōbon volumes. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Sunrise Studios in 1987. The anime series was popular in numerous Asian and European countries. City Hunter spawned a media franchise consisting of numerous adaptations and spin-offs from several countries. The franchise includes four anime television series, three anime television specials, three made-for-television animated films, two animated feature films for theatrical release (Shinjuku Private Eyes in February 2019 and Angel Dust in September 2023), several live-action films (including City Hunter, a Hong Kong film starring Jackie Chan, and Nicky Larson et le Parfum de Cupidon, a French film), video games, and a live-action Korean TV drama. It also had a spin-off manga, Angel Heart, which in turn spawned its own anime television series and a live-action Japanese TV drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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