Wicked City
1987 1h 22m movie Film Japan

Wicked City

幼獣都市

“For centuries a treaty has existed between the human world and the realm of the demons.”

Synopsis

幼獣都市

“For centuries a treaty has existed between the human world and the realm of the demons.”

A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of demons, is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female demon, are assigned to protect a diplomat who will help secure another treaty. A radical group of demons from the Black World are out to assassinate the diplomat and prevent the treaty; only the bond that forms between the two cops can save the Earth from destruction.

The 1986–1988 Japan Window

99 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Wicked City sits at position #51.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988

  2. The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
    #2

    The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  3. Silver Fang
    #3

    Silver Fang

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988

  5. Saint Seiya
    #5

    Saint Seiya

    ★ 8.5 · 1986

  6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    #6

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    ★ 8.3 · 1986

  7. Dragon Ball
    #7

    Dragon Ball

    ★ 8.2 · 1986

  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Wicked City. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Wicked City premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
182
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,722 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,780 of 2,532 (top 70%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Madhouse, Japan Home Video
Runtime 1h 22m
Release Date April 19, 1987
IMDb tt0098692

Themes & Motifs

  • sadism
  • based on manga
  • tentacle
  • demon
  • adult animation
  • peace treaty
  • anime
  • interspecies romance
  • graphic violence
  • spider women

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