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Bad City

Bad City

Action · Crime · 2022

Kensuke Sonomura directs the legendary Hitoshi Ozawa in this ultimate V-Cinema actioner. Kaiko City is plagued with poverty and crime. When a corrupt businessman decides to run for mayor and starts eliminating opponents from the rival mafia, a former police captain serving time for murder is secretly released and put in charge of a special task force to arrest him.

Movie details

Bad City

2022 Action · Crime 1h 58m

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6.9 / 10

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Kensuke Sonomura directs the legendary Hitoshi Ozawa in this ultimate V-Cinema actioner. Kaiko City is plagued with poverty and crime. When a corrupt businessman decides to run for mayor and starts eliminating opponents from the rival mafia, a former police captain serving time for murder is secretly released and put in charge of a special task force to arrest him.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kensuke Sonomura

Written by

Hitoshi Ozawa

Hitoshi Ozawa

Hitoshi Ozawa

Makoto Torada

Akane Sakanoue

Akane Sakanoue

Megumi Nohara

Katsuya

Katsuya

Kumamoto Satoshi

Masanori Mimoto

Masanori Mimoto

Ryota Nishizaki

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Chief of Police

Kentarō Shimazu

Kentarō Shimazu

Captain Ikeda

TOMOKAZU

TOMOKAZU

Fourth Division Detective

Court is in session

Put Bad City on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Sentimental Softie

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.