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| Kanji | 妖獣都市 |
| Literal meaning | 'Supernatural Beast City' |
| Revised Hepburn | Yōjū Toshi |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
| Screenplay by | Norio Osada |
| Based on | Wicked City: Black Guard by Hideyuki Kikuchi |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kinichi Ishikawa |
| Edited by | Harutoshi Ogata |
| Music by | Osamu Shoji |
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| Distributed by | Joy Pack Film[1] |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Wicked City (Japanese: 妖獣都市, Hepburn: Yōjū Toshi, lit. 'Supernatural Beast City') is a 1987 Japanese adult animated neo-noir[2] action[3] gothic horror film[4] produced by Video Art and Madhouse for Japan Home Video. Based on Black Guard, the first novel of the Wicked City series by Hideyuki Kikuchi, the film is the solo directorial debut of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who also served as the character designer, storyboard artist, animation director, and a key animator.
The story takes place towards the end of the 20th century and explores the idea that the human world secretly coexists with the demon world with a secret police force known as the Black Guard protecting the boundary.
With its confluence of gothic themes and graphic, erotic violence, Wicked City is today considered a prime example of science fiction anime from Japan's bubble economy period.[citation needed]
- ^ "Wicked City". Japan Movie Database. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Murillo, Aimee (8 March 2019). "Sweet Streams: Dodging Dark Demons in 'Wicked City'". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Osmond, Andrew (29 September 2020). "Manga Entertainment Will Release Double Pack of Wicked City and Demon City Shinjuku". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2015). The anime encyclopedia : a century of Japanese animation. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. p. 368. ISBN 978-1-61172-018-1.