City Hunter The Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes (劇場版シティーハンター <新宿PRIVATE EYES>) is a theatrical movie produced by Aniplex and animated by Sunrise. It premiered in Japan on February 8, 2019.
Ryo Saeba is the top "City Hunter" around and he takes on cases with his partner Kaori. A model named Ai Shindo has been attacked and hires him to be her bodyguard. Shinji Mikuni, the president of an IT company that has hired Ai for its ad campaign, turns out to be an old friend of Kaori, and they become involved. Meanwhile, mercenaries are gathering in Shinjuku... and a major arms dealer arrives in Japan with a new weapon, but with Mikuni in the picture, Ryo and Kaori are growing apart...
The film debuted #4 at the Japanese box office, "New City Hunter, Code Geass Films Debut at #4, #5". Anime News Network. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 4 March 2019. where it has grossed ¥1,404,747,320 ($12.16 million) as of 17 March 2019. "39th Doraemon Film Stays at #1, Precure Miracle Universe Opens at #3". Anime News Network. 2019-03-19. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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Kenji Kodama, the original director of the Cat's Eye Season 2 and TV series Lupin the 3rd Part III and also City Hunter returned to animate and direct the film.
