The Wicked City
1992 1h 31m movie Film Hong Kong

The Wicked City

妖獸都市

The Wicked City is a Hong Kong–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

妖獸都市

Based on the popular Japanese series of novels, The Wicked City is about a futuristic Hong Kong on the verge of a take over by the Reptoids—ruthless monsters disguised as humans. They work amongst us, they live within us, and their destiny is our demise. Packed with non-stop action and special effects, The Wicked City will glue you to the screen until the astonishing end.

Hong Kong × Japan Co-Production

Hong Kong (lead)Japan

Other Hong Kong×Japan titles

Other Titles From Toho Pictures

Action + Horror in Hong Kong

28 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Wicked City itself).

The 1991–1993 Hong Kong Window

In the crowded 1991-1993 Hong Kong release window, The Wicked City sits at #61 of 75. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. The Greed of Man
    #1

    The Greed of Man

    ★ 7.9 · 1992
  2. Hard Boiled
    #2

    Hard Boiled

    ★ 7.6 · 1992
  3. Iron Monkey
    #3

    Iron Monkey

    ★ 7.4 · 1993
  4. Flirting Scholar
    #4

    Flirting Scholar

    ★ 7.3 · 1993
  5. Center Stage
    #5

    Center Stage

    ★ 7.3 · 1991
  6. Once Upon a Time in China
    #6

    Once Upon a Time in China

    ★ 7.2 · 1991
  7. Tai-Chi Master
    #7

    Tai-Chi Master

    ★ 7.2 · 1993
  8. Once Upon a Time in China II
    #8

    Once Upon a Time in China II

    ★ 7.2 · 1992

The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Wicked City premiered alongside 21 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 21 other Hong Kong films in 1992.

The 355th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Audience Engagement

30
Reviews
56th
Review-volume percentile
51st
Popularity percentile

30 audience reviews — more than 56% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 51th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.7
TMDB Rating
30
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #654 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #424 of 516 (top 82%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesHong Kong, Japan
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesToho Pictures, Edko Films
Runtime1h 31m
Release DateNovember 20, 1992
IMDbtt0105869