Wicked City (Yôjû toshi) (1987)
Genre Anime, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Movie Release Date 1987
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Audience Rating Unrated
Running Time 82 mins
Format VHS
Color Color
IMDb Rating 6.6
Cast
Gregory Snegoff Taki Renzaburo
Mike Reynolds Giuseppi Mayart
Alexandra Kenworthy Makie
Ronald Baker
Philip Goug
Tammy Holloway
Lias Robinson
Crew
Director Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writer Kisei Choo
Writer Hideyuki Kikuchi
Producer Kenji Kurata
Producer Makoto Seya
Plot
There is Earth, our familiar world, and then there is the Black World, a parallel dimension that very few people are aware of. For centuries, a pact between the two worlds has been observed to maintain peace, and terms must be negotiated and renewed soon to continue relative harmony. This time around, there is a militant faction called The Radicals that will stop at nothing to prevent the signing of a new treaty for inter-dimensional peace. Two agents of the elite organization known as the Black Guards - defenders of the balance between the two worlds - are charged with insuring the success of the treaty. Taki Renzaburo is a (Human) black guard agent from shibuya and Makie a black guard agent who is a from the black world and there mission is to protected a man named Giuseppi Mayart, a 200 year-old man. Mayart is the only man who can keep the peace between both worlds, but if the The Radicals kill Giuseppi Mayart the peace between the human world and the Black World will end in terror. Can Taki & Makie protected for long?
Personal Details
Anime Guide Rating * * *
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format VHS
Tape Number 143
Position 2/3
Tape Speed Normal
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Mono