Violence Jack: Evil Town
1988 55m movie Film Japan

Violence Jack: Evil Town

バイオレンスジャック / 地獄街編

Synopsis

バイオレンスジャック / 地獄街編

After disasters have all but destroyed the Earth, leaving entire cities buried, one man named Violence Jack tries to avert a civil war brewing among the wretched inhabitants of a subterranean metropolis called Evil Town. The known world is now a nightmare after a series of natural disasters. Survivors struggle to survive the harsh conditions. Evil Town is divided into three warring factions each fighting for supremacy.

The 1987–1989 Japan Window

104 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Violence Jack: Evil Town sits at position #92.

  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

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The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Violence Jack: Evil Town premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,948 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,317 of 2,532 (top 92%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Japan Home Video, Dynamic Planning
Runtime 55m
Release Date December 21, 1988
IMDb tt0265997

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