City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

Name: City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Released: 2019-02-08
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Marie Iitoyo, Koichi Yamadera, Yoko Asagami

2019·Movie·NR·95 min·★ 6.4(89)

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Ryo Saeba works the streets of Tokyo as the City Hunter. He's a "sweeper" and with his sidekick Kaori Makimura, he keeps the city clean. People hire the City Hunter to solve their dangerous problems, which he does with a Colt Python. When Ryo's not working on a case, he's working on getting the ladies, and Kaori must keep him in check with her trusty 10 kg hammer.

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About City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes is a 2019 Japanese-language animation, action and comedy film directed by Kenji Kodama. The cast is led by Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Marie Iitoyo. It has a runtime of 1h 35m. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, RetroCrush Amazon Channel.

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes was produced by SUNRISE, Audio Planning U, and Aniplex and made in Japan. It was released on February 8, 2019, and carries a NR certification. At the box office it grossed around $12 million worldwide.

Director: Kenji Kodama
Writers: Yoichi Kato
Release date: February 8, 2019
OTT release: May 28, 2020
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Box office: $12 million
Production: SUNRISE, Audio Planning U, Aniplex

#based on manga#shounen#anime

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes cast & crew

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes was directed by Kenji Kodama and written by Yoichi Kato.

The cast features Akira Kamiya as Ryo Saeba (voice), Kazue Ikura as Kaori Makimura (voice), Marie Iitoyo as Ai Shindo (voice), Koichi Yamadera as Shinji Mikuni (voice), Yoko Asagami as Saeko Nogami (voice), and Tessyo Genda as Umibozu (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Taku Iwasaki, cinematography is by Yuichiro Nagata, and it was produced by Go Wakabayashi and Shin Sasaki.

Is City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes worth watching?

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 89 ratings, a solidly received animation films.

At 1h 35m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy animation, action, and comedy, City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

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It first became available to stream digitally on May 28, 2020.

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