The film was released in Japan on February 8, 2019 and distributed in 251 theaters. The story was written by Yoichi Kato, and it takes the audience to the setting of modern-day Shinjuku. Director Kenji Kodama, after directing most of the sequences of the franchise, is back on the sets for Sunrise Company. The film will be a treat to the viewers and will feature soundtracks by Music writer, Taku Lwasaki. On the other hand, Kumiko Takahashi has done a phenomenal job as a character designer by drawing dynamic characters for the film. The original cast of the City Hunters has been brought back which will surely be a great treat for the avid fans of the film. The cast includes Akira Kamiya playing Ryo Saeba, Kazue Ikura playing Kaori Makimura, Mami Koyama playing Miki, Tesshō Genda playing Umibozu, and Harumi Ichiryūsai (Youko Asagami) playing Saeko Nogami. Moreover, to give even more to the fans, the television anime of City Hunter’s end song – TM Network’s Get Wild – was also chosen as the end-of-credit song for the movie. Goro Taniguchi, the director, says that the film will be the last sequel; he also promised that the previous cast members would return for the sequel. The “Kono Sekai de” and “revive,” entitled as the intro and ending credit songs of the film, were performed by Leo Leiri and Unione. The concerts of Utsukushiki Kemonotachi were also featured in the film. The film starts two years subsequent to “Zero Requiem.” The soundtrack “On our way” by The Royal Concept was set as the film’s theme song. The novel was a huge success published originally by Bungeishunju in October 2016 and was followed up with its manga adaptation by Takatoshi kumakura a year later. The finale of the series was launched on January 7.
