‘City Hunter’: Japanese Comic Book on the Screen

High-action film stays true to the essence of Japanese manga.

Ryo Saeba (Ryohei Suzuki, L) and new partner Kaori Makimura (Misato Morita), in “City Hunter.” Netflix

TV-MA | 1h 42m | Action, Comedy, Crime | 2024

I grew up drawing my own comic books while immersing myself in Japanese culture, language, and history. Unsurprisingly, I naturally gravitated toward the Japanese visual arts of manga and anime. These Eastern counterparts to Western comic books and cartoons have grown tremendously in global popularity over the last few years.