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“City Hunter Ryo protects model Ai, faces arms dealer, while Kaori reconnects with old friend Mikuni.”
City Hunter Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes
劇場版シティーハンター
7.48
2,185 rank · 13,728 viewers · 29 favorites
Action
Comedy
Mystery
Adult Cast
Shounen
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Synopsis
City Hunter Ryo protects model Ai, faces arms dealer, while Kaori reconnects with old friend Mikuni.
Ryo Saeba is the top "City Hunter" around and he takes on cases with his partner Kaori. A model named Ai Shindo has been attacked and hires him to be her bodyguard. Shinji Mikuni, the president of an IT company that has hired Ai for its ad campaign, turns out to be an old friend of Kaori, and they become involved. Meanwhile, mercenaries are gathering in Shinjuku... and a major arms dealer arrives in Japan with a new weapon, but with Mikuni in the picture, Ryo and Kaori are growing apart... (Source: Official Website)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
7.7
/10
What 7 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 1.28
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.28 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.71
Running avg · Jun 2019 → Apr 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I'm going to keep this review nice and short. I liked this movie a lot. We get to see Ryo and Kaori in a new movie, as well as Miki and Umibozu. I liked the story and the plot of the movie....”
- 9 “A city where crimes are always taking place, you are in danger, so what should you do? Call for Ryo Saeba, the City Hunter. I am one of those who refuses the modernization given to a work that...”
- 8 “As an anime comes from 1980s era, this remake really something you can not seen on everyday. Their art was something pretty better than your decent hystorical show lately. The City Hunter series on...”
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Short · 29%
Medium · 29%
Long · 43%
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- Format 1 × 95′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 35m all episodes
- Aired Feb 2019 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13898 catalog
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- Audio Planning U Producer
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