In the Yakuza Underworld, Corruption Runs Deep
BAD CITY
TDirector Kensuke Sonomura’s Action-Packed Crime Thriller
Hits Digital Exclusively August 1,
Before Landing on Blu-ray™ & DVD September 19
with an All-New English Dub
PLANO, TEXAS (July 21, 2023) – In a city plagued with poverty and crime, a corrupt businessman decides to run for mayor by eliminating opponents from the rival mafia. A former police captain serving time for murder is secretly released to head a special task force to arrest him in the action-adventure crime thriller BAD CITY, hitting Digital Exclusively August 1, before exploding on Blu-ray™ and DVD September 19 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The sophomore effort from director Kensuke Sonomura (Hydra), BAD CITY stars legendary Japanese actor Hitoshi Ozawa (Takeshi Kitano’s Boiling Point, Takashi Miike’s Dead or Alive), Akane Sakanoue (Alice in Borderland, Ultraman X), Masanori Mimoto (Enter The Fat Dragon, Hydra, Takashi Miike’s Yakuza Apocalypse), Lily Franky (Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Academy Award®-nominated Shoplifters), and Tak Sakaguchi (Versus, Death Trance, Prisoners Of The Ghostland).
Synopsis:
Long plagued by poverty and crime, Kaiko City has been torn apart by rampant corruption and growing violence between the local Yakuza faction and a notorious Korean crime boss. But when a mafia-connected businessman runs for mayor and begins systematically eliminating his opponents, a former police captain imprisoned for a brutal murder is released in a final desperate effort to reclaim the city.BAD CITY has a runtime of approximately 119 minutes and is not rated.
Country of Origin: Japan
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Blu-ray DVD Catalog #: WGU03598B Catalog #: WGU03597D UPC Code: 810348035981 UPC Code: 810348035974 Pre-Order Date: 8/15/23 Pre-Order Date: 8/15/23 SLP: $29.98 SLP: $19.99 Audio: DTS HDMA 5.1 / Stereo Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital / 2.0 Stereo
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