The greatest sweeper in Tokyo takes on... corporate media? Buckle up, this gets unhinged.
City Hunter, Saeba Ryo, after months of idleness, finally scores a client and it is none other than the beautiful Mega City TV newscaster, Sayaka, who fears for her life. What's more, the enemy are her employers who are ready to resort to any means necessary to kill her. Ryo takes on the might of a TV station in a bid to save Sayaka, but finds that all is not what it seems...
Acting
Akira Kamiya's Ryo is peak unhinged charisma.
Direction
Okuwaki balances absurdity with genuine tension.
Director
Masaharu Okuwaki
Akira Kamiya
Ryo Saeba, AKA Joe Saeba (voice)
Kazue Ikura
Makimura, Kaori (voice)
Mami Koyama
Miki (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Umibozu (voice)
Yoko Asagami
Saeko Nogami (voice)
Akio Nojima
Erika (voice)
Hiroshi Naka
Man A (voice)
Isshin Chiba
Policeman (voice)
Keisuke Ihara
Landlord Ayanokoji (voice)
Kinryu Arimoto
Police Chief Nogami (voice)
Koichi Tochika
Ichiro Kurokawa (voice)
Minami Takayama
Sayuri Claudia / Sayaka Asagiri (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This special aired during City Hunter's peak popularity, when Ryo's mokkori catchphrase was banned from some Japanese TV spots.
The corrupt TV station plot satirized 1990s Japanese media scandals, particularly the cozy relationships between broadcasters and corporate interests.
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