Demon City Shinjuku
1988 1h 20m movie Film Japan

Demon City Shinjuku

魔界都市<新宿>

“Prepare To Face Your Demons”

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.

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.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988
  2. Ranma ½
    #2

    Ranma ½

    ★ 8.6 · 1989
  3. Grave of the Fireflies
    #3

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988
  4. Dragon Ball Z
    #4

    Dragon Ball Z

    ★ 8.3 · 1989
  5. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    #5

    Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    ★ 8.2 · 1989
  6. My Neighbor Totoro
    #6

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988
  7. Choujuu Sentai Liveman
    #7

    Choujuu Sentai Liveman

    ★ 8.1 · 1988
  8. Akira
    #8

    Akira

    ★ 7.9 · 1988

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.

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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
Reviews
71st
Review-volume percentile
49th
Popularity percentile

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.

Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • anime · 711
  • based on novel or book · 288
  • adult animation · 101
  • demon · 45
  • sword · 36

Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
73
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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 CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesMadhouse
Runtime1h 20m
Release DateOctober 26, 1988
IMDbtt0094995