Netflix has released a trailer, poster and images for City Hunter, the upcoming live-action adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo’s manga series. The Japanese action comedy series tells the story of Ryo Saeba, a ‘sweeper’ in Shinjuku, Tokyo who forms an alliance with his late partner’s sister to investigate his death. Watch the trailer below… Ryo Saeba […]
Netflix announces new live-action City Hunter movie
Netflix has given the green light to a live action movie adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo’s 80s manga City Hunter, which will be produced as part of the streamer’s slate of original Japanese content. Yuichi Sato (The End of the Tiny World) will direct the film, with Ryohei Suzuki (Tokyo MER) starring in the lead role […]
10 Essential Private Eye Movies
Tom Jolliffe offers up 10 essential private investigator movies… The humble Dick. I mean P.I of course. Private Investigator. They often operate on a perilous high wire between law and unlawful. When the police have given up or are hamstrung by the book, the P.I can go that extra mile, or indeed focus entirely on […]
Gary Daniels: Britain’s Original Martial Arts Action Hero
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of British action star Gary Daniels… If you’re into action (and particularly anything to do with Martial arts) and you enjoy seeing some of Britain’s finest flying the flag, then you’ll probably know about Jason Statham and Scott Adkins. There’s another Martial Arts icon that genre fans might well […]
Marvelous 80s Anime Gems That Every Fan Must Watch
Marvelous Videos presents ten underrated anime gems from the 1980s… Back in the day when Blockbuster was still in business, there used to be an entire video section dedicated to Japanimation. That was the neologistic term at the time to describe any animated product coming out of Japan. These days, we now use the phrase […]
