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Wicked City is a 1987 Japanese OVA dark fantasy action horror film produced by Video Art and Madhouse for Japan Home Video. Based on Black Guard, the first in a series of six novels of the same name by Hideyuki Kikuchi, the film is the solo directorial debut of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who also served as the screenwriter, character designer, storyboard artist, animation director and a key animator.
Original Release
04/19/1987
US Release
08/20/1993
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Yusaku Yara | Renzaburo Taki |
| Toshiko Fujita | Makie |
| Ichiro Nagai | Giuseppe Mayart / Guiseppe Maiyart |
| Takeshi Aono | Shadow / Mr. Shadow |
| Mari Yoko | Kanako / Spider Woman / Spider Woman (voice) |
| Tamio Oki | Hotelier / Hotel owner |
| Kôji Totani | Jin |
| Yasuo Muramatsu | President / Company President |
| Kazuhiko Kishino | Healer / Healer (voice) |
| Arisa Ando | Prostitute / Soap Girl |
Directors
Writers
Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Norio Osada
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Yusaku Yara | Renzaburo Taki |
| Toshiko Fujita | Makie |
| Ichiro Nagai | Giuseppe Mayart / Guiseppe Maiyart |
| Takeshi Aono | Shadow / Mr. Shadow |
| Mari Yoko | Kanako / Spider Woman / Spider Woman (voice) |
| Tamio Oki | Hotelier / Hotel owner |
| Kôji Totani | Jin |
| Yasuo Muramatsu | President / Company President |
| Kazuhiko Kishino | Healer / Healer (voice) |
| Arisa Ando | Prostitute / Soap Girl |
| Asami Mukaidono | Temptress |
| Ikuya Sawaki | Ken / Ken (voice) |
| Masato Hirano | Monk / Monk (voice) |
| Gregory Snegoff | Taki (USA dub) |
| Mike Reynolds | Mayart (USA dub) |
| Gaye Kruger | Makie (USA dub) |
| Edie Mirman | Kanako (USA dub) |
| Jeff Winkless | Shadow (USA dub) |
| David Povall | Hodgkins (USA dub) |
| Alexandra Kenworthy | Secretary (USA dub) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Laurence Guinness | Executive Producer |
| Kosuke Kuri | Executive Producer |
| Tadao Masumizu | Executive Producer |
| Brady Hartel | Producer |
| Kenji Kurata | Producer |
| John Ledford | Producer |
| Carl Macek | Producer |
| Makoto Seya | Producer |
