Demon City
Seen it?2025 | 106 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, 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 crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and fantasy fans.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Framed for his family's murder and left for dead, an ex-hitman will stop at nothing to exact revenge on the masked "demons" who have taken over his city.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 51K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Seiji Tanaka
- Toma IkutaShuhei Sakata
- Masahiro HigashideKanta Fase
- Miou TanakaHomare Takemoto
- Ami ToumaRyo
- Taro SurugaAkira Fujita
- Mai KiryuAoi
- Naoto TakenakaHaruo Kawano
- Takuma OtooYoshihito Takigawa
- Matsuya OnoeRyu Sunohara
- Masanobu TakashimaKotaro Shinozuka