Netflixcontinues to be a popular streaming platform for action movie fans, with their latestJohn Wick-esque revenge thriller now finding success and crashing into the top 10. Following the likes of such genre hits asRebel Ridge, Carry-On, The Shadow Strays, and more, the streamer’s new action offering, the brutal and bloodyDemon City, is gradually finding an audience since being released at the end of last month.
An adaptation of the manga “Oni Goroshi” by Masamichi Kawabe,Demon Citymergesviolent revenge actionwith the supernatural in this tale of a highly skilled hitman who resurrects his deadly skills and cuts a bloody path of vengeance after his wife and daughter are (seemingly) killed. While it does sound a lot like a thousand revenge stories before it, sometimes, a no-nonsense action thriller about a former assassin on the warpath is exactly what you need. Clearly, audiences agree.
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The action thriller boasts a score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Demon Cityis now ranked #10 on Netflix in the United States, falling just behind several of the streamer’s other action outingsSquad 36andCounterstrike, as well asDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,Venom: The Last Dance, Despicable Me 4, andBruce Willis’ serial killer thrillerMidnight in the Switchgrass.
‘Demon City’ Offers All the Action & Bloodshed You Could Ever Want
Demon Cityis directed and co-written by Seiji Tanaka, and is led by Tôma Ikuta as Shuhei Sakata, AKA the “Immortal Hit Man,” who drags himself from the depths of hell and transforms himself intoan unstoppable demon to avenge his family. The rest of the cast includes Masahiro Higashide, Mio Tanaka, Ami Touma, Taro Suruga, Mai Kiryu, Naoto Takenaka, Takuma Otoo, Masanobu Takashima, Matsuya Onoe.Demon Cityis now available to stream on Netflix, and you can check out the synopsis below.
“Just as hit man Shuhei Sakata is about to clean up his act for his family, the mysterious organization Kimen-gumi murders his wife and daughter, pinning the blame on him and sullying his name. After being shot in the head, he miraculously survives but falls into a coma. Twelve years later, the Kimen-gumi attacks him again, but his dormant killer instinct awakens, setting him on an epic course of revenge. However, what awaits him is a truth that threatens to completely alter his destiny.”
WhileDemon Cityhas not yet accrued enough reviews for a Rotten Tomatoes rating,the reactions that have emergedtease a brutal revenge thriller that doesn’t waste time with things like characterization or substance. You know, things that sometimes get in the way of bloodshed. Pramit Chatterjee of Digital Mafia Talkies awardedDemon Citya near-perfect score of 4/5, saying, “WhatDemon Citylacks in terms of emotional depth or narrative complexity, it more than makes up for with its balls-to-the-walls, no-holds-barred, fabulously gory, and insanely entertaining action sequences.” Similarly, LaNeysha Campbell of But Why Tho? A Geek Community added, “Demon Cityis a dark action adventure full of intense fight scenes. If you want an entertaining, straight-to-the-point bloody action film, Demon City is right up your alley. The film is a solid entry point to explore more of Hiroaki Samura’s work.”
Lastly, Johnny Loftus of Decider knows the deal withDemon City, saying, “It’s the fighting and bloodshed that’s the draw here, as in a one-versus-many staircase battle that at one point includes Sakata utilizing one of his adversaries as a murderous rappelling device. Throw in a few slight plot twists, and a few more references to the fanatical, slightly mystical nature of the masked Kimen-gumi, and you’ve got a satisfyingly single-minded revenge movie that doesn’t waste time jawing about it.”
