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City Hunter (1987)
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Original name: シティーハンター
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Ryo Saeba works the streets of Tokyo as the City Hunter. He's a "sweeper" and with his sidekick Kaori Makimura, he keeps the city clean. People hire the City Hunter to solve their dangerous problems, which he does with a Colt Python. When Ryo's not working on a case, he's working on getting the ladies, and Kaori must keep him in check with her trusty 10 kg hammer.
Style:
anime, detective, manga, shounen, exciting, captivating, realistic, stylized, semi serious, fast ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
police, partner, mafia, investigation, bounty hunter, chase, chases and races, private detective, escapades, assassination attempt, law enforcement, urban, loss of partner, fight, agent, hunter, job, city, gun, crime, crimes
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Most similar movies to City Hunter
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, detective, exciting and semi serious films and TV series with plots about police, friendship, gun, escapades, partner, chases and races and friend mostly in Animation, Action and Comedy genres. Some movies like City Hunter: Michiko & Hatchin (2008), Detective Conan (1996), Lupin the 3rd (1971), Glass Maiden (2008), City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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Story:
The story takes place in a fictional country with cultural traces from South American countries, mostly from Brazil. The title's Michiko is a free-willed "sexy diva" who escapes from a supposedly inescapable prison fortress, while ...
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, serious, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
prison escape, friendship, strong female presence, friends, on the run, on the road, partner, ex convict, journey, foster home, love, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, brazil, latin america, south america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
The son of a world famous mystery writer, Jimmy Kudo, has achieved his own notoriety by assisting the local police as a student detective. He has always been able to solve the most difficult of criminal cases using his wits and power of reason.
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, feel good, manga ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot:
private detective, secret identity, riddles and clues, teenage detective, who done it, prodigy, boy, murder, fighting crime, detective conan, rivalry, danger ...
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ryo Saeba works the streets of Tokyo as the City Hunter. He's a "sweeper" and with his sidekick Kaori Makimura, he keeps the city clean. People hire the City Hunter to solve their dangerous problems, which he does with a Colt Python. ...
Style:
anime, detective, stylized, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
private detective, spy, chase, danger, mercenary, love interest, investigation, martial arts, bounty hunter, one man army, one against many, bodyguard ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a successful heist at the race track, Lupin has his sights set on a valuable diamond set to be displayed in seven days. His plan is complicated when he saves a young girl named Michelle from a group of thugs. Michelle's father is very ...
Style:
anime, humorous, semi serious, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
obsessive quest, chase, escapades, law enforcement, criminal heroes, wanted, lupin iii, samurai, thief, partner, cons and scams, dishonesty ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In Bastille, France, the treasure of the Bourbon Dynasty was stacked in a truck and stolen. Thinking it was undoubtedly Lupin's doing, Zenigata and the French police pursue the truck. But, the criminal was actually an unheard-of woman. Then, ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, humorous, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
partner, master villain, criminal heroes, master criminal, law enforcement, obsessive quest, cons and scams, dishonesty, chase, lupin iii, samurai, escapades ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france, europe, japan
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Arsene Lupin III is the grandson of the master thief Arsene Lupin. With his cohorts Daisuke Jigen and Goemon Ishikawa XIII and his love interest Fujiko Mine, he pulls off the greatest heists of all time while always escaping the grasp of Inspector ...
Style:
anime, adult animation, detective, manga, seinen ...
Plot:
lupin iii, samurai, police, heist, anti hero, fugitive, travel, treasure, partner, chases and races, heroes, on the run ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Animation, Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
In Rags Town, a city full of scum, a carefree detective named Shun is living in this city, doing what he pleases. But one day he meets a beautiful girl who's lost her memory, and he tries to solve her mystery without knowing that this would ...
Style:
anime, serious, exciting, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
memory loss, heroic mission, mysterious character, heroes, escapades, chase, dishonesty, uncover truth, police, violent content, life is a bitch, urban ...
Time:
future
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A beautiful pianist comes to Tokyo for a charity concert - and City Hunter is there. But music isn't his forte. He wants lessons in the language of love. Desperation is the word as bodies start dropping. A foreign dignitary is assassinated in ...
Style:
anime, detective, action comedy, sex comedy, cult classic ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, microchip, pianist, spy thriller, gunfight, buddy cop, espionage, kidnapping, explosions, assassination, hostage ...
Time:
80s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Lupin begins his heist of stealing a newly-discovered Japanese cultural treasure being transported in Germany. During his attempt to steal the treasure, however, he witness the always-ambitous Zenigata's supposed "death," a plan ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, captivating, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
obsessive quest, wanted, criminal heroes, partner, escapades, dishonesty, cons and scams, chase, chases and races, law enforcement, lupin iii, friend ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Lupin scores a "magic lamp" and finds it does hold a genie. However, the stroke of 7PM strikes, and that is the last thing he remembers. Finding himself in Singapore, Lupin must battle his way past the forces of Colonel Garlic and discover ...
Style:
anime, captivating, humorous, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
partner, obsessive quest, memory loss, master criminal, dishonesty, cons and scams, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, law enforcement, escapades, lupin iii, samurai ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
arabia, japan
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Train Heartnet is a famous assassin known as Black Cat. He works for Chronos, an organization that secretly controls the world. However, he begins to question the morality of his actions after he befriends two bounty hunters named Saya and Sven, a ...
Style:
anime, suspenseful, serious, exciting, shounen ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
bounty hunter, danger, criminal heroes, tough heroes, heroes, hitman, couple relations, assassin, cat, gunfight, chases and races, escapades ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: Japan, Italy
Duration: 24 min.
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Story:
Loosely based on the "Sherlock Holmes" series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Hound turns all the classic characters into dogs. The canine Sherlock Holmes, his assistant Watson, and housemaid Mrs. Hudson work together to solve ...
Style:
anime, detective, retro, manga, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
steampunk, furry, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic animal, animated dog, police, aviation, investigation, private detective, uninhibited rivalry, criminal heroes, hotshot hero ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, victorian era
Place:
japan
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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Story about master-thief Jing and his exploits to steel everything he deems valuable in the world. His also has a talking albatross Kir for a sidekick.
Style:
anime, humorous, stylized, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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japan
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 21 min.
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Story:
Tsujimoto Natsumi, a powerful young cop with a penchant for daredevil motorcycle riding, is teamed on her first day of work with another rookie, Kobayakawa Miyuki, a whiz of a mechanic and hell on wheels with a car. While the impulsive Natsumi and ...
Style:
anime, suspenseful, humorous, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
police, best friend, partner, friends, escapades, law enforcement, partners against crime, misfit partners, police station, strong female presence, transgender, cop ...
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
anime, captivating, semi serious, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
obsessive quest, chase, partner, law enforcement, master criminal, criminal heroes, dishonesty, wanted, cons and scams, lupin iii, samurai, escapades ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
barcelona, venice, japan
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
anime, epic, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lupin iii, samurai, thief, interpol, heist, special agent, partner, fighting crime, law enforcement, escapades, treasure hunt, chases and races ...
Time:
90s
Place:
japan, hawaii, russia
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
This animated series follows the adventures of the legendary thief, Lupin III, grandson of the famed literary character, Arsenne Lupin. Lupin travels the world with his partners Daisuke and Goemon, seeking out greater challenges to overcome and ...
Style:
anime, exciting, realistic, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lupin iii, police, heist, partner, criminal heroes, escapades, on the run, treasure hunt, gang, police detective, save the lady, samurai sword ...
Time:
80s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
A silhouetted suspect moves to the crime-infested town of Beika with murder in mind, in this spinoff spoof of "Detective Conan."
Style:
anime, detective, parody, entertaining, satirical ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
satire, investigation, villain, master villain, secret, undercover, criminal, bandit, private detective, urban, whodunit, pop culture ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A reporter asks Jigen to tell how he met Lupin and the rest of the gang. He tells of when he was hired by a millionaire named Galvez to help guard the Clam of Helmeth, a green cylinder made of unbreakable metal. The cylinder contained instructions ...
Style:
anime, stylized, humorous, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
heist, manhunt, on the run, partner, police detective, gang, escapades, murder, wanted, chases and races, lupin iii, samurai ...
Time:
2000s, 60s
Place:
japan, asia, new york
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
A young Taiwanese assassin codenamed "Glass Heart" committed suicide by jumping off a building, and her heart was pierced by metal fence. Miraculously, her life was saved by heart transplantation. During her recovery she began to ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, captivating, mystical, suspenseful ...
Plot:
heart transplant, organ transplant, dark past, memory loss, female protagonist, amnesia, mysticism, confronting the past, supernatural, murderer, secret past, transplant ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Cinderella Boy follows the adventures of impoverished private detective Ranma Hinamatsuri and his thrill-seeking rich girl partner Rella "Cindy" Shirayuki in a futuristic city named "Kirin Town". Kirin Town is a lawless European ...
Style:
anime, captivating, satirical, tense, detective
Plot:
private investigation, female detective, changing lives, sleuth, private detective, paranormal investigation, uncover truth, crime investigation, investigation, crime solving, secret, puzzle ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Lupin III along with his gang want to steal the lost treasure of the Romanov Royal family, this treasure is an immense quantity of gold hide underground in the United States behind the placement of a corrupt bank. But to have the gold, Lupin and his ...
Style:
anime, fast, exciting, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lupin iii, samurai, heist, russian revolution (1917), gold, partner, royal family, escapades, law enforcement, chase, hitman, chases and races ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia, japan, siberia
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Nakajima Atsushi was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Dazai Osamu, and he and his ...
Style:
anime, emotional, exciting, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural ability, investigation, battles, friendship, literature, group of criminals, supernatural, fight, teamwork, paranormal investigation, murder investigation, mafia ...
Time:
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Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Four years ago, Kazuma Kannagi was defeated by his cousin Ayano Kannagi for the right to be the successor of Enraiha, a sword passed down in the Kannagi family. His defeat, along with his lack of talent for En-Jutsu, the fire arts, the ...
Style:
anime, stylized, exciting, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen fantasy
Plot:
fire, magic, magical, heroes, wind, environmentalism, superpower, rejection, heir, society, rivalry, female nudity ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
In response to the worsening crime rate, Japan creates Tokyo Butei High, an elite academy where "Butei" or armed detectives hone their deadly skills in hopes of becoming mercenary-like agents of justice. One particular Butei is Kinji ...
Style:
anime, exciting, semi serious, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
escapades, high school, supernatural ability, imaginary, rivalry, rescue, heroes, teachers and students, crime investigation, superpower, superhuman powers, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Two assassins face off at a certain "workplace." The cool bounty hunter Chateau and the mysterious and powerful Ryang-Ha. Chateau and Ryang-Ha become enemies after this fight—at least, they should have, but for some reason Ryang-Ha takes ...
Style:
anime, psychological, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
couple relations, murderer, hitman, mission, relationships, murder, amnesia, mafia, suicide, violence, star crossed lovers, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A bloody civil war is the setting for Lupin's latest caper; the leader for one of the factions holds documents written by Earnest Hemingway and contain the location of a remarkable treasure. With Goemon and Jigen fighting on opposite sides of ...
Style:
anime, fast, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lupin iii, samurai, heist, civil war, diary, partner, battle zone, head of state, chases and races, wanted, obsessive quest, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe, japan
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Lupin steals an extraordinary gem from a Mediterranean party, only to be interrupted by Pycal, the trickster "magician" who had apparently died fighting Lupin early in his career. Pycal, now armed with real magical abilities, is determined ...
Style:
anime, captivating, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
chases and races, obsessive quest, cons and scams, criminal heroes, rivalry, magic, partner, wizards and magicians, chase, criminal's revenge, master villain, master criminal ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Kurokami Medaka is an exceptional first year student at Hanokiwa Academy who got elected as president of the student council with a smashing 98% of the votes. Extremely intelligent, strong, and rich; she wants to help anyone in need. To do that, she ...
Style:
anime, humorous, exciting, captivating, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rivalry, friends, student life, teenage life, contests and competitions, social relations, youth, friendship, love, high school life, escapades, assignment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The story began in a classroom of a middle school. Our main character, Kyu, when called by the guidance counselor, declared that he wanted to be a detective. He took the entrance exam to Dan Detective School where talented people from the whole ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, entertaining, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
private investigation, school, uncover truth, investigation, private detective, crime investigation, detective agency, sleuth, crime solving, friendship, murder investigation, unsolved crime ...
Similarity:
39%
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