Wicked City Movie Review 1989

Wild and woolly anime is similar in tone to a James Bond movie. In fact, the whole production has a mid-'60s look. A young man named Taki is picked up by a sexy woman in a bar and regrets his decision when she does one of those really icky transformations. Seems she's a visitor from the parallel Black World of monsters. He's an agent of the Black Guard, a secret intelligence organization that protects the Earth from these supernatural bad guys. The story revolves around Guiseppi Mayart, a strange little character who looks (and acts!) like an oversexed E.T., and is the key to a treaty between the two worlds. Taki and his reluctant female partner Makea are assigned to guard the debauched diplomat.

Distribution

Urban Vision Entertainment, 5120 W. Goldleaf Cir., Ste. 280, Los Angeles, CA 90056, URL: http://www.urban-vision.com

Available on DVD
Running time 82 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Screenplay

Kisei Choo

Director

Yoshiaki Kawajiri