City Hunter: Bay City Wars(1990)
Rival private eyes Ryo Saeba and Umibozu must find a way into a high-tech luxury hotel to rescue their friends who are being held hostage and stop a mad South American dictator's plans to use the hotel's supercomputer to unleash a nuclear holocaust. Highly reminiscent of Die Hard, right down to a scene where Ryu bunjee-jumps off of the roof of the hotel skyscraper with a fire hose. Written by Christopher E. Meadows
Movie: City Hunter: Bay City Wars
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ryo Saeba (voice)
Kaori Makimura (voice)
Saeko Nogami (voice)
Umibouzu (voice)
Miki (voice)
Doorman (voice)
Norton's Aide (voice)
Claude (voice)
Soldier B (voice)
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Rival private eyes Ryo Saeba and Umibozu must find a way into a high-tech luxury hotel to rescue their friends who are being held hostage and stop a mad South American dictator's plans to use the hotel's supercomputer to unleash a nuclear holocaust. Highly reminiscent of Die Hard, right down to a scene where Ryu bunjee-jumps off of the roof of the hotel skyscraper with a fire hose. Written by Christopher E. Meadows
Release Date
1990-08-24
Average
6.1
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
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