Wicked City (1987 film)

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Wicked City
Japanese film poster
Kanji	妖獣都市
Literal meaning	'Supernatural Beast City'
Revised Hepburn	Yōjū Toshi
Directed by	Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Screenplay by	Norio Osada
Based on	Wicked City: Black Guard by Hideyuki Kikuchi
Produced by	Makoto Seya Kenji Kurata
Starring	Yūsaku Yara Toshiko Fujita Ichirō Nagai Mari Yokoo Takeshi Aono
Cinematography	Kinichi Ishikawa
Edited by	Harutoshi Ogata
Music by	Osamu Shoji
Production companies	Japan Home Video Video Art Madhouse
Distributed by	Joy Pack Film[1]
Release date	19 April 1987 (1987-04-19)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Wicked City (Japanese: 妖獣都市, Hepburn: Yōjū Toshi, lit. 'Supernatural Beast City') is a 1987 Japanese adult animated dark fantasy^[2] action horror film^[3] produced by Video Art and Madhouse for Japan Home Video. Based on Black Guard, the first novel of the Wicked City series by Hideyuki Kikuchi, the film is the solo directorial debut of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who also served as the character designer, storyboard artist, animation director, and a key animator.

The story takes place towards the end of the 20th century and explores the idea that the human world secretly coexists with the demon world with a secret police force known as the Black Guard protecting the boundary.

With its confluence of gothic themes and graphic, erotic violence, Wicked City is today considered a prime example of science fiction anime from Japan's bubble economy period.