A live-action adaptation of a Japanese animated film of the same title, THE WICKED CITY offers an imaginative, unmistakably Hong Kong approach to a tale of conflict between humans and alien counterparts with a blend of horror, science fiction, crimefighting, and romantic melodrama
unthinkable in any other cinema.
In the near future in Hong Kong, a new drug fad, centering on the high-energy "Happiness," is linked to increased activity by super-powered, other-dimensional beings known as "Rapters" who disguise themselves as humans and infiltrate human society. The Anti-Rapter Bureau assigns top agent Lung
(Leon Lai) to monitor Yuen Tai Chung (Tatsuya Nakadai), a w...
Released:
1992
Rated:
NR
Length:
88 mins