Underplayed Gems

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019)

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes poster
Original title
劇場版シティーハンター ＜新宿プライベート・アイズ＞
Directed by
Kenji Kodama
Genre
comedy film, action film, crime film, Action, Comedy, Mystery
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 89 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A private detective in Shinjuku takes on a new case involving a beautiful model. He mixes his professional skills with his womanizing antics to protect her from a dangerous conspiracy.

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What happens

City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes (劇場版シティーハンター <新宿プライベート･アイズ>, Gekijō-ban Shitī Hantā〈Shinjuku Puraibēto Aizu〉) is a 2019 Japanese animated action comedy film based on the manga City Hunter by Tsukasa Hojo and part of its media franchise, serving as the fourth film in the City Hunter series. Produced by Sunrise, the film was chief directed by Kenji Kodama from a screenplay by Yoichi Kato and features most of the voice cast from the original 1987 anime television series and its sequels returning alongside guest stars such as actress Marie Iitoyo. It also features an appearance from the titular trio from Cat's Eye that being Hitomi, Rui and Ai with Hitomi and Ai being reprised by both Keiko Toda and Chika Sakamoto from TMS Entertainment's 1983-1985 anime television series of the same name. The film was released in Japanese theatres by Aniplex on February 8, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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