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Bad City
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Bad City

2022-07-05 · 118 min · ★ 6.9

Action · Crime

Kensuke Sonomura directs the legendary Hitoshi Ozawa in this ultimate V-Cinema actioner. Kaiko City is plagued with poverty and crime. When a corrupt businessman decides to run for mayor and starts eliminating opponents from the rival mafia, a former police captain serving time for murder is secretly released and put in charge of a special task force to arrest him.

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Directors
Kensuke Sonomura
Production companies
Rights Cube, Solid Feature, Shibuya Productions
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hitoshi OzawaHitoshi OzawaMakoto Torada
Akane SakanoueAkane SakanoueMegumi Nohara
KatsuyaKatsuyaKumamoto Satoshi
Masanori MimotoMasanori MimotoRyota Nishizaki
Tarō SuwaTarō SuwaChief of Police
Kentarō ShimazuKentarō ShimazuCaptain Ikeda
TOMOKAZUTOMOKAZUFourth Division Detective
Koji KiryuKoji KiryuDirector of Gojo Conglomerate
Akira HamadaAkira HamadaProsecutor General
Arisa MatsunagaArisa MatsunagaMoiri
Ho Su-cholHo Su-cholTae-kyun
Keyka AyashimaKeyka AyashimaSakiko Sakurada
Sora MaedaKizuna Sakurada
Akihiko KuwataAkihiko KuwataSakurada Gang Boss
Kunio MatsuokaSakurada Gang Underboss
Kenji FukudaKenji FukudaMayor
Hideo NakanoHideo NakanoDetective Nakano
Kazuyoshi OzawaKazuyoshi OzawaFirst Division Detective
Daisuke NagakuraDaisuke NagakuraPrison Guard
Kazuki NamiokaKazuki NamiokaMurata

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