March 26th is the birthday of Akira Saeba! City Hunter Theater <Shinjuku Private Eyes>" Birthday Commemorative "Cheering Screening Event Report

City Hunter the Movie <Shinjuku Private Eyes>" opened in theaters on February 8, 2019 (Friday), and in commemoration of the birth of the main character, Akira Saeba, on March 26, a "Mokkori" cheering screening with a stage greeting commemorating Aki-chan 's birthday was held at short notice. The number of copies of the original work has increased to 5,000 worldwide.

City Hunter," a "legend" in the manga world that still boasts immense popularity around the world, with the original work having sold more than 50 million copies worldwide, is set in Shinjuku, where "City Hunter," or Saeba Akane, takes on various commissions and fights against evil that cannot be judged by the law. He is a top-notch marksman and the underworld's No. 1 scavenger, but he is also an unparalleled lover of women. Tsukasa Hojo's hard-boiled, sometimes comedic manga depicts the exploits of these two men. The TV anime series, produced by Sunrise, began airing in 1987 and has become a blockbuster hit with 140 episodes, three specials, and three film versions.
A new feature-length animation "City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes" will be screened in theaters on February 8, 2019 (Friday). The original cast, including Akira Kamiya as Akira Saeba and Kazue Ikura as Kaoru Makimura, have "miraculously" reunited for the voice cast, and the original story written especially for this film is also attracting a lot of attention.
⇒ The original story written especially for this film is attracting a great deal of attention ! The new "City Hunter the Movie" will be released in 2019! The key visual and SP movie will also be released!
⇒Animation Movie Screening Schedule

To commemorate the birthday of the main character, Akira Saeba, a "Mokkori" Support Screening with a stage greeting was held at TOHO CINEMAS Shinjuku on March 26, 2019. Here is the official report.

Official Report】 ※Titles omitted

On stage were Tsukasa Hojo, the author of the original story, Kanetsugu Kodama, the film's general director, Akira Kamiya, who plays the role of Akira Saeba, Kazue Ikura, who plays the role of Kaori Makiura, and Sunrise's production producer Naohiro Ogata.

This stage greeting was being broadcast live viewing at 70 theaters nationwide. Kamiya said, "This is the first time in my life that I have stood on the stage for so many stage greetings. It was thanks to everyone's cheering." He expressed his gratitude.

The film, which has been in theaters for about a month and a half, continues to gain momentum and has already attracted an audience of 1 million and grossed over 1.4 billion dollars. I am very happy that so many people have seen it. Director Kodama said, "I am very happy that so many people have seen the film. One million people is unbelievable. I am overwhelmed with emotion. Producer Ogata added, "It's a bigger hit than we expected. Thank you so much. Producer Ogata also expressed his gratitude, saying, "It was a bigger hit than we expected. Asked what was the most memorable reaction from the audience, Ikura replied with a smile, "The audience's witty quips make me laugh. Ikura answered with a smile.

A birthday cake was prepared for Saeba Akira's birthday on the 26th and Makimura Kou's birthday on the 31st!

W hen the cake depicting the visuals of Kou and Kaoru came out, the audience applauded warmly with a chorus of "Happy Birthday to You," and everyone on stage, including Kamiya, seemed thrilled.

In closing, Kamiya said, "It's like a dream. On behalf of the many staff members involved, I would like to thank you. We have received cheers from people all over Japan. Please continue to support us as long as the film continues to be shown. The event closed with a thank-you message to the audience, expressing gratitude for the success of the film.

Movie Information】 ※Titles omitted
City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes

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<Staff>
Original Story : Tsukasa Hojo
General Director : Kanetsugu Kodama
Screenplay : Yoichi Kato
Chief director : Teruo Sato, Naohiko Kyogoku
Character design：Kumiko Takahashi, Yoshihito Hishinuma
Chief Animation Director：Yoshihito Hishinuma
Art Director：Hiro Kato (Tonyan)
Color Designer：Yuichi Kuboki
Director of Photography：Yuichiro Nagata
Editing: Daisuke Imai (JAYFILM)
Music: Taku Iwasaki
Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
Sound Production: AUDIO PLANNING U
Animation Production: SUNRISE
Distributor: Aniplex

Cast：Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Marie Iide, Koichi Yamadera, Harusui Ichiryusai, Tetsuaki Genda, Maomi Koyama, Yoshitada Otsuka, Yoshimi Tokui (Tutorial)

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