A mysterious man attempts to save "The Dark Side of Tokyo" from the control of a land-hungry corporation.A mysterious man attempts to save "The Dark Side of Tokyo" from the control of a land-hungry corporation.A mysterious man attempts to save "The Dark Side of Tokyo" from the control of a land-hungry corporation.
Akio Ôtsuka
- Kenzo
- (voice)
Hideyuki Hori
- Guren
- (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi
- Mai
- (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera
- Enji
- (voice)
Masako Katsuki
- Tamaki Hazuki
- (voice)
Maya Okamoto
- Selia
- (voice)
Akira Natsuki
- Darkside
- (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
- Katari
- (voice)
Keizo Horiuchi
- Delirium
- (voice)
Hiroshi Yanaka
- Jingo
- (voice)
Maki Kachisa
- Tamaki
- (voice)
Scott Cargle
- Kenzo
- (English version)
- (voice)
Stacia Crawford
- Tamaki Hazuki
- (English version)
- (voice)
Matthew Harrington
- Darkside
- (English version)
- (voice)
Kathleen Kern
- Selia
- (English version)
- (voice)
Rachael Lillis
- Prisoner
- (English version)
- (voice)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Darkside Blues manga was written by Hideyuki Kikuchi, with art done by Yuuho Ashibe. It was published in 1988. It was published by Akita Shoten in Japan and licensed by ADV Manga in the USA and Canada.
- Quotes
Kenzo: Just who are you?
Mai: Oh, thank you, he's from around here. Uh, What's your- What's your name?
Darkside: What is the name of this place?
Mai: Kabuki-cho in Shinjuku. It's known as the dark side of Tokyo.
Darkside: Then that will be my name.
Kenzo: Darkside?
Darkside: Is there a good place to stay around here?
Mai: If you go south for two blocks there's several. Pretty cheap if you plan to live around here.
Darkside: I thank you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Anime Abandon: Darkside Blues (2015)
- SoundtracksParadise Lost
Lyrics by Mitsuko Shiramine
Music by Takeshi Ike
Arranged by Kazu Sotoyama
Performed by Natsuki Ou
Featured review
Metaphysical Head Scratcher
This is a tough one to review. There are bits and pieces that are really striking and a dreamlike quality to the whole proceeding. Actually the film resembles a bizarre dream one might wake from and go, "what was that about?" and then when you try to remember it later you can't.
A strange futuristic city not unlike other anime future cities. Weird mutant humans who can shoot rays from their hands. Mysterious moody strangers with super-powers. Cute teenage girls with mega-fighting abilities. Sound familiar? Well it is but it's not as derivative as it could have been. The design is very good and the characters are all fascinating but...
I watched it with the hope that it would all somehow come together but it never did. A number of important plot points are hidden in vague dialog references. As other reviewers have mentioned, it's like we are in the middle of some larger story. It's an interesting world that deserved better treatment. However it's not as bad as a number of other pretentious animes and you might enjoy it, just expect a disappointing ending.
A strange futuristic city not unlike other anime future cities. Weird mutant humans who can shoot rays from their hands. Mysterious moody strangers with super-powers. Cute teenage girls with mega-fighting abilities. Sound familiar? Well it is but it's not as derivative as it could have been. The design is very good and the characters are all fascinating but...
I watched it with the hope that it would all somehow come together but it never did. A number of important plot points are hidden in vague dialog references. As other reviewers have mentioned, it's like we are in the middle of some larger story. It's an interesting world that deserved better treatment. However it's not as bad as a number of other pretentious animes and you might enjoy it, just expect a disappointing ending.
Details
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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