Japan Synopsis
魔界都市＜新宿＞
“Prepare To Face Your Demons”
Ten Years ago, Genichiro Izayoi died trying to stop the sorcerer Rebi Ra, and as a result Shinjuku became a playground for demons. And now, the day approaches when Rebi Ra will complete his decade-long ritual to plunge the rest of the world into chaos! As Genichiro's son, it falls to Kyoya to venture into the heart of Shinjuku and put an end to the sorcerer his father couldn't beat. Can Kyoya exceed his father's legacy, or will the demons of Shinjuku create Hell on Earth?
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Demon City Shinjuku. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedInuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
★ 7.6 · Japan
4 sharedTales from Earthsea
★ 6.5 · Japan
3 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
3 sharedPrincess Mononoke
★ 8.3 · Japan
3 sharedVampire Hunter D
★ 6.6 · Japan
3 sharedKizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
★ 7.7 · Japan
Other Titles From Madhouse
Action + Fantasy in Japan
735 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Demon City Shinjuku itself).
The 1987–1989 Japan Window
In the crowded 1987-1989 Japan release window, Demon City Shinjuku sits at #84 of 104. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Demon City Shinjuku premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1988.
The 757th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
73 audience reviews — more than 71% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (71th percentile) outruns trending popularity (49th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Demon City Shinjuku, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- anime · 711
- based on novel or book · 288
- adult animation · 101
- demon · 45
- sword · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,814 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,479 of 1,714 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Madhouse |
| Runtime | 1h 20m |
| Release Date | October 26, 1988 |
| IMDb | tt0094995 |