Cyber City Oedo 808
Seen it?1990 | 128 min | Animation, Science Fiction, Horror, Action, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With 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 crime fans, horror fans and sci-fi fans.
- The mood
- Scary, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In the city of Oedo 2808a.d., three Cyber criminals are given two choices, to either rot in jail or to join a special force of the Cyber Police to get possibly one more chance at freedom ever again. For each criminal apprehended, and for each successful mission done, the state will agree to reduce their sentences. Lead by Hasegawa, the new recruits: Sengoku, Gogul, and Benton will bring some hard justice to Oedo and possibly taste freedom again.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 54K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
- Hiroya IshimaruSengoku (voice)
- Kaneto ShiozawaMerrill Benten Yanagawa
- Tessyo GendaRikiya "Goggles" Gabimaru (voice)
- Norio WakamotoJuzo Hasegawa (voice)
- Mitsuko HorieKyōko "Okyō" Jōnouchi (voice)
- Kyousei TsukuiVersus (voice)
- Emi ShinoharaRemi Masuda (voice)
- Arihiro MasudaSoldier A (voice)
- Banjo GingaKazuo Shiroyama (voice)
- Hideyuki UmezuIchirō Edajima (voice)