Like the
previous video, the new trailer features TM Network's song "Get Wild,"
the ending theme song for the first City
Hunter television anime, and the website confirmed that
it will also be the ending song for the film.
The
newly announced cast members include:
·
Marie Iitoyo as Ai Shindō, a model and
female college student who hires Ryo as a bodyguard
·
Kōichi Yamadera as Shinji Mikuni, Kaori's
childhood friend
·
Houchu Ohtsuka as Vince Englert, a
mysterious arms dealer
The film will
be Iitoyo's first voice-acting role.
Yoshimi Tokui of the comedy duo Tutorial will have a special role in the film,
but the staff have not yet announced his character.
The film
will open in Japan on February 8, 2019.
The returning
cast members include:
·
Akira Kamiya as Ryo Saeba
·
Kazue Ikura as Kaori Makimura
·
Harumi Ichiryūsai (Youko Asagami)
as Saeko Nogami
·
Tesshō Genda as Umibozu
·
Mami Koyama as Miki
Director Kenji Kodama, who has directed most of the previous City Hunter anime,
returns as the chief director. Yoichi Kato (Aikatsu!, Yōkai Watch, Monster Strike the Animation) is penning the script. Kumiko Takahashi (Birdy the Mighty, Card
Captor Sakura) is the character designer and Taku Iwasaki (Gurren Lagann, Gatchaman
Crowds) is composing the music. Sunrise is animating the film.
The new film
will move the setting to present-day Shinjuku.
Hojo's 1985
manga inspired four television anime series, one anime film, and several video
and television specials including a 2015 original anime DVD. ADV Films released most of these anime projects in
North America. Jackie Chan starred in a 1993
Hong Kong live-action film that very loosely adapts the original manga. A
Korean live-action television series adaptation premiered in 2011,
and Hulu streamed this version in the United States.
A French
live-action film adaptation titled Nicky Larson (the French title of
the City Hunter franchise)
is underway and will open in France on February 6. A separate Chinese
live-action film adaptation has been green-lit.
Hojo's Angel Heart 2nd Season manga ended in
May 2017, and Sokura Nijiki launched a spinoff manga titled Kyō Kara City Hunter in
July 2017. est em launched another spinoff manga titled City Hunter Gaiden Ijuin Hayato-shi
no Heion Naranu Nichijō (City
Hunter Gaiden Mr. Hayato Ijuin's not peaceful life) in
April.
Source: City Hunter film's website, Anime! Anime!
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New City Hunter Anime Film Reveals Title, New Trailer, Additional Cast