Chan plays Ryo Saeba, a womanizing private investigator hired to retrieve the wayward daughter of a news magnate. In the process, he and his partner/love interest Kaori (Wong) find themselves on a cruise ship taken over by terrorists. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong by Golden Harvest on Chinese New Year 1993.

Jul 28, 2003 · City Hunter is based on the Japanese anime by the same name. Chan plays Ryu Saeba, private eye and serial womanizer. In this film, his womanizing is toned down significantly in...

Jan 10, 2025 · Tsukasa Hojo’s City Hunter started its serialization in the Weekly Shonen Jump in 1985 and is immensely popular among veteran anime enthusiasts. Since then, the manga has been adapted into various mediums, including an anime adaptation, numerous films, spin-offs, and a Jackie Chan starrer live-action film.

The franchise includes four anime television series, three anime television specials, three made-for-television animated films, two animated feature films for theatrical release (Shinjuku Private Eyes in February 2019 and Angel Dust in September 2023), several live-action films (including City Hunter, a Hong Kong film starring Jackie Chan, and ...

Apr 18, 2021 · In 1991 Hong Kong got Saviour of the Soul, which took the characters from City Hunter but used them to tell a whole new story. Then, in 1993, Hong Kong got City Hunter, based on the early chapters of the manga and starring Jackie Chan as Ryo.

Based on a comic by Tsukasa Houjo, City Hunter was made because a Japanese fan mentioned to Jackie Chan that he looks like Ryo Saeba. Ryo Saeba (Jackie Chan) is asked to bring back Seiko (Kumoko Goto) back to Japan. On their way back, the luxury liner carrying both gets high jacked by gangs.

City Hunter is a 1993 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Wong Jing. An adaptation of the City Hunter manga, the film stars Jackie Chan as Ryo Saeba and Wang Zhuxian as Kaori Makimura.

City Hunter: Directed by Jing Wong. With Jackie Chan, Joey Wang, Kumiko Goto, Chingmy Yau. A self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.

Loosely based on the City Hunter anime, this Jackie Chan starrer presents a live action movie with a 90's cartoon feeling. It's full of slapstick humour, saucy jokes, and wacky ideas- there's not much hair-raising stunts but it's watchable, though sometimes it's wackiness can be tiring.

Dec 13, 2018 · Three live-action movies based on City Hunter released throughout the 90s including City Hunter starring Jackie Chan in 1993. In 2011, Fox partnered with South Korean company SSD to adapt and release a City Hunter television series that’s currently available for streaming through Hulu.