Monster City

Original title: Makai toshi: Shinjuku

Video
1988
TV-MA
1h 22m

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Adult Animation Anime Action Animation Fantasy Horror

A young swordsman and the daughter of a political Messiah enter a ravaged Shinjuku, Tokyo, to stop the man who killed the former's father from opening a portal to a world of demons.A young swordsman and the daughter of a political Messiah enter a ravaged Shinjuku, Tokyo, to stop the man who killed the former's father from opening a portal to a world of demons.A young swordsman and the daughter of a political Messiah enter a ravaged Shinjuku, Tokyo, to stop the man who killed the former's father from opening a portal to a world of demons.

Director
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writers
- Hideyuki Kikuchi
- Kaori Okamura
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6.3/10

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Director
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writers
- Hideyuki Kikuchi
- Kaori Okamura
Stars

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Hideyuki Hori

Kyoya
(voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Sayaka
(voice)

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Rebi Ra
(voice)

Kyôko Tongû

Chibi
(voice)

Yûsaku Yara

Mephisto
(voice)

Ichirô Nagai

Rai
(voice)

Osamu Saka

Rama
(voice)

Banjô Ginga

Genichiro
(voice)

Takeshi Aono

Hag
(voice)

Arisa Andô

Waitress
(voice)

Junko Akimori

Girl
(voice)

Kôji Totani

Rapist
(voice)

Asami Mukaidono

Yin
(voice)

Naoki Tatsuta

Water Demon
(voice)

Hirohiko Kakegawa

Earth Demon
(voice)

Kazumi Tanaka

Anchor
(voice)

Gareth Armstrong

Mephisto
(English version)
(voice)

Teresa Gallagher

Sayaka
(English version)
(voice)
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Director
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writers
- Hideyuki Kikuchi
- Kaori Okamura
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Trivia
The film's opening sword fight was featured in the 1995 film Johnny Mnemonic.

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?

Connections
Featured in Akira VHS the Best of Japanese Animation Series Commercial (1990)

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6/10

good plot, no character development

The son of a Nempo master must stop a sorcerer from raising hell. This is a Bruce Willis meets anime type of film. There isn't much character development at all. What's good about the film is that although the plot line is common in anime, it still entertains. See this if you're fond of lots of action and could care less about emotion.