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
The 1989–1991 Japan Window
114 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. City Hunter: Bay City Wars sits at position #83.
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.
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★ 7.8 · Japan
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The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when City Hunter: Bay City Wars premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |