Japan Synopsis
シティーハンター ベイシティウォーズ
Rival private eyes Ryo Saeba and Umibozu must find a way into a high-tech luxury hotel to rescue their friends who are being held hostage and stop a mad South American dictator's plans to use the hotel's supercomputer to unleash a nuclear holocaust. Highly reminiscent of Die Hard, right down to a scene where Ryu bunjee-jumps off of the roof of the hotel skyscraper with a fire hose. Written by Christopher E. Meadows
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with City Hunter: Bay City Wars. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedStand by Me Doraemon
★ 7.3 · Japan
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★ 6.7 · Japan
2 sharedYu-Gi-Oh! The Movie
★ 6.1 · Japan
2 sharedSailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
★ 7.8 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
★ 7.1 · Japan
2 sharedSailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole
★ 8.1 · Japan
Other Titles From SUNRISE
Action + Comedy in Japan
429 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding City Hunter: Bay City Wars itself).
The 1989–1991 Japan Window
In the crowded 1989-1991 Japan release window, City Hunter: Bay City Wars sits at #83 of 114. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when City Hunter: Bay City Wars premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1990.
The 825th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 34% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 37th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,625 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,416 of 1,714 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | SUNRISE |
| Runtime | 45m |
| Release Date | August 24, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0099272 |