City Hunter's latest object of desire is Amy Makaze, a damsel-in-distress whose brother--now known only as "The Professor"--has turned from military heroism to ruthless terrorism and now plans to destroy several major Japanese cities in revenge against the government that betrayed him. It's up to City Hunter to foil the madman's scheme, and the big showdown involves a bullet train, a series of bombs set to chain-react, and a few well-placed slams of Kaori's massive sledge. It's shamelessly derivative as action plots go, but City Hunter is vibrantly animated with style to spare, and best of all, it doesn't take itself the least bit seriously. Juvenile entertainment with just a hint of "mature content," this is formulaic anime at its most professionally polished. -Jeff Shannon

Its ok   May 24, 2007

Great Fun to watch!!!   February 16, 2006

Great movie for City Hunter fans   October 17, 2002

Funny stuff, not much action, though   April 8, 2002

Essesntially the story is about Joe and his friends trying to stop a madman called The Professor from blowing up Tokyo, but the more memorable parts of the film involve Joe and women...they're too funny to mention without actually spoinilg the best parts of the movie. The action sequences aren't that great, although the climax is kinda cool...If you're a woman though, since a lot of the humor involve Joe's womanizing perverted ways, you may not think it's funny at all.


Slow-paced but still great   June 20, 2001
The characters' names were changed in the English series, which is annoying to some purists, but other than that, City Hunter is a good movie. Surprisingly, the dub is great, save for the scratchy voice of Kaori. Ryo, who is City Hunter, was renamed Joe. His English voice is excellent, but it's hard to surpass that of the original voice actor Akira Kamiya, who played Kenshiro in the Hokuto No Ken (Fist of the North Star) TV Series. Joe himself acts like a demented pervert any time he sees a woman. But when saving lives are involved, he suddenly snaps and becomes serious and dramatic, which is really just odd. The movie full of perverted humor and a bit of mystery, but unfortunately suffers from being a little slow-paced. There is surprisingly little action, but the final fight scene with the Professor almost makes up for everything. The soundtrack is great, but its best song is reserved for this one fight. Definitely see this great movie.