Demon City Shinjuku

1988 "Prepare To Face Your Demons"
6.3| 1h20m| en
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Ten Years ago, Genichiro Izayoi died trying to stop the sorcerer Rebi Ra, and as a result Shinjuku became a playground for demons. And now, the day approaches when Rebi Ra will complete his decade-long ritual to plunge the rest of the world into chaos! As Genichiro's son, it falls to Kyoya to venture into the heart of Shinjuku and put an end to the sorcerer his father couldn't beat. Can Kyoya exceed his father's legacy, or will the demons of Shinjuku create Hell on Earth?

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Unlimitedia Sick Product of a Sick System
PodBill Just what I expected
MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.
Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
phanthinga For some viewer whom expect to see a raw and gritty with ultra violent like Yoshiaki Kawajiri early work Wicked City will be pretty disappointed because this movie is not like it at all.This is a chessy and over the top anime in a good way with a very simple plot you may see in other anime but the good thing is it not taken it self too seriously.It has good character development,typical 80s animation good in it own right.The only minus thing for me is the last part the ending is pretty rough and i wish they made the anime a bit more longer to satisfied the audience with an epic battle.At an anime it while dated but if you grew up watching this movie it may give you a nostalgic felling
Dave from Ottawa Yoshiaki Kawajiri has made his reputation for eye-popping fright visuals and this is his masterpiece of terror. Shinjuku, in Tokyo's business district, has become a portal through which shape-shifting denizens of the demon realm are seeking to invade earth. Humanity is threatened with enslavement by creatures who can appear human but who are terrifyingly inhuman when they reveal their true form. But a plucky girl and jaded street samurai are on hand to foil their plans. What follows is a fast moving, action nightmare highlighted by nightmarish visions of seemingly ordinary people and objects morphing into their terrifying demon forms. Genuinely scary stuff.
toshio100 Demon City Shinjuku is just so weird, you have to love it. Sure, it's not the best anime out there, but it's not bad at all either. The character designs are appealing, the story solid, the English dub is awful, however, and the animation is good. It's directed by Kawajiri Yoshiaki, director of Ninja Scroll and the X TV series. In all, it's cool. An 8/10.
Aaron1375 This is one of my favorite anime movies I have seen. It is very fast paced with really cool action scenes, likable characters dubbed good, and good villains as well. Only one dude can save the world from the demons...his father tried to previously, but failed. This is shown right at the beginning and sets the tone for the rest of this flick. Let's just say that there aren't many boring parts to speak of. My favorite character had to be Mephisto. You wonder if he is on the side of good, or perhaps evil. Through it all the dude fights his way through the demons till he has the final confrontation with the man responsible for his dad's death. The final conflict is one for the ages and the ending to this one won't leave you saying "what just happened?".