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Release Date:
October 26, 1988
Original Title:
魔界都市<新宿>
Alternate Titles:
Demon City Shinjuku
Demon City: Shinjuku
Hell City Shinjuku
Makai Toshi Shinjuku
Monster City
마계도시 신주쿠
Genres:
Action | Animation | Fantasy | Horror
Production Companies:
Madhouse
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA 15+ JP: R15+
Runtime: 80
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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Animation:
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Art Direction:
Yuji Ikeda
Background Designer:
Kazuo Oga
Director:
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Novel:
Hideyuki Kikuchi
Producer:
John Ledford
Makoto Seya
Kenji Kurata
Sound Effects Editor:
Yukio Fukushima
Special Effects:
Kaoru Tanifuji
Writer:
Kaori Okamura
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