Makaitoshi Shinjuku (1988) (V)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Writers:

Hideyuki Kikuchi (novel)
Kaori Okamura (writer)

Genre:

Animation | Fantasy | Horror

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Anime | Sword | Based On Novel

Cast

Hideyuki Hori	...	Izayoi Kyoya
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Rama Sayaka
Kiyoshi Kobayashi	...	Levih Rah
Yûsaku Yara	...	Mephisto
Ichirô Nagai	...	Master Lai
Bradley Lavelle	...	Kyoya Izayoi (as Brad Lavelle)
Teresa Gallagher	...	Sayaka Rama
Bob Sessions	...	Levih Rah
Gareth Armstrong	...	Mephisto
George Little	...	Master Lai
Alan Shearman	...	Chibi (as Alan Sherman)
Takeshi Aono	...	Info Woman
Arisa Andô	...	Waitress
Junko Akimori	...	Little girl

Also Known As:

Demon City Shinjuku
Hell City Shinjuku, US (USA)
Monster City (UK)

Runtime:

Japan:71 min | USA:82 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | Canada:14A | New Zealand:PG | UK:18 | USA:PG-13

Company:

Mad House

Quotes:

Mephisto: Men have always fought each other, always creating chaos. That's familiar and safe. They know where they are in those circumstances, but to hazard a step into the unknown and actually love on another is far too risky for them. So if the demons do invade the world, bringing terror and misery with them, don't you think that men might welcome them as bearers of what they desire?
Kyoya: Are you one of them? Are you, Mephisto?
Mephisto: I have been called demonic, unjustly. I only ask if this world is worth giving your life for, do you know what you are doing?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

Like Wicked City but Better

As has been said before, this film is just plain awesome. The animation is top quality and unlike Demon City's counterpart Wicked City, this film can be enjoyed by pretty much any anime fan. Wicked city and Demon City's storylines have many parallels minus the sex. Like Wicked City one of the demons is even an arachnid/humanoid type of creature for example. This title has a great storyline, lots of action, and interesting characters. I don't think I can really say anything that hasn't been said in other reviews on the net so I'll leave it at that. One neat thing, watch for scenes from the opening battle on the television screen in the movie Johnny Mnemonic