City Hunter
Seen it?2024 | 105 min | Action, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved The Nice Guys, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance with his late partner's sister to investigate his death.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; spent 3 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yuichi Satoh
- Ryohei SuzukiRyo Saeba
- Misato MoritaKaori Makimura
- Masanobu AndoHideyuki Makimura
- Fumino KimuraDet. Saeko Nogami
- Asuka HanamuraKurumi
- Isao HashizumeAkutsu
- Tetta SugimotoAkitaka Ito
- Ayame MisakiTsukino Seta
- Takaya SakodaKunio Konno
- Moemi KatayamaSasori