Wicked City

Original title: Yôjû toshi

1987
18
1h 22m

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While protecting a signatory to a peace treaty between their peoples, a male human and a female demon discover that their mutual attraction may be the key to unifying their worlds.While protecting a signatory to a peace treaty between their peoples, a male human and a female demon discover that their mutual attraction may be the key to unifying their worlds.While protecting a signatory to a peace treaty between their peoples, a male human and a female demon discover that their mutual attraction may be the key to unifying their worlds.

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6.7/10

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Makie
(voice)

Ichirô Nagai

Giuseppe Mayart
(voice)

Takeshi Aono

Shadow
(voice)

Mari Yokô

Kanako
(voice)
…

Tamio Ôki

Hotelier
(voice)

Kôji Totani

Jin
(voice)

Yasuo Muramatsu

President
(voice)

Kazuhiko Kishino

Healer
(voice)

Arisa Andô

Prostitute
(voice)

Asami Mukaidono

Temptress
(voice)

Ikuya Sawaki

Ken
(voice)

Masato Hirano

Monk
(voice)

Gregory Snegoff

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

Mike Reynolds

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

Gaye Kruger

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

Edie Mirman

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

Jeff Winkless

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

Director
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writers
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Trivia
An Image of Taki firing his service revolver appeared on T-shirts printed by the non-Anime related clothing company Ripple Junction in 1997.

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

Quotes
Taki Renzaburo: [watching Kanako take her bra off] Uh... I, er, I didn't know you were in such a hurry.
Kanako: I hope you don't mind?
Taki Renzaburo: No. Why would I mind about that? Soon as my heart stops pounding, I'll be just fine.
Kanako: [chuckles, then unzips Taki's fly] He's a healthy one. Let me see if I can wake him...
[gives him a blowjob]
Taki Renzaburo: [narrating] My God! Has this wild woman been hiding under that demure exterior all this time? I mean, it's not exactly what I was expecting, but then again... there are worse things.

Crazy credits
The Streamline Pictures version squishes the English credits off to the side of the screen.

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
Hold Me In The Shadow
Lyrics by Machiko Ryu
Composed by Yoshihiro Ida
Arranged by Seiichi Kyouda
Sung by Hitomi Tohyama
Published by Nippon Columbia

User reviews47

Featured review

7/10

Dark, Sexual, Violent.

I feel this film is more about the atmosphere than the story.

Story wise it's nothing complex or new, but it creates with it's visual design and dark theme an intense experience which kept me interested throughout.

Also, I've seen the English dubbed version and it's surprisingly good, something that's not always the case.

The characters are nothing spectacular in terms of design, but their personalities (specially the male main) are well defined The guy reminds me a lot of George Clooney in the times of From Dusk Till Dawn, even though the anime is older.. Specially with the English cheeky way of talking!

The gore is quite heavy, in pretty twisted sexual ways.. The action is really good, as expected from the director.

Overall it's a very dak anime, very particular, definitely one of the classics from the 80s you don't want to miss!