Modern/Gun-action/Movie Titles

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Modern: (Setting) These are titles which have a modern feel to them; the story takes place in the present day (of the creation of this anime), give or take a few years.

Gun-Action: (Story/Location) A subcategory of "Action". Entries with this keyword should contain the use of firearms (that are small enough to be handled by one or two persons).

Movie: (Type) Self-explanatory. This should only apply to movies released in the theater.

Title Rating Synopsis
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City Hunter (Live-Action Movie)
Rent Ryo Saeba, a womanizing private detective, is hired to find the runaway daughter of a wealthy businessman. Ryo's pursuit of the girl leads him to a cruise ship. Through coincidence, and a plot device borrowed from Die Hard, the ocean liner is hijacked, leaving Ryo to contend with the hostage takers as well as the elusive daughter.

City Hunter: .357 Magnum
Rent Two very important persons arrive at the Tokyo Airport. One is a shady courier come to deliver a precious microchip to the Police--for the right price. The other is world-famous classical pianist Nina Shutenberg, who has come to perform a charity recital--but she has another task on her agenda. She hopes to track down her long-lost father, who is said to be in Japan. The courier is dead before he clears the lobby, and Nina finds herself entangled in the desperate search for the missing computer chip. She hires Joe Saeba, expert bodyguard/private detective of the secret firm known as "City Hunter"!
City Hunter: Magnum of Love's Destiny Rent See City Hunter: .357 Magnum

City Hunter: Secret Service
Watch City Hunter, the globally adored hero, becomes embroiled in an adventure that takes him deep into the political intrigue of a Third World country and into the pain and anguish of one man's tortured past. James McGuire's life is so dangerous that he has to hire bodyguards for his Secret Service agents. It doesn't help that his chief agent is also his long-lost daughter. Luckily for him, City Hunter and Kaori are behind on the rent and need the work!
G

Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
Watch Sonny Chiba is Golgo 13 in this hardboiled adaptation of Japan's all-time bestselling manga comic book. As the world's #1 hitman, he is hired to kill Hong Kong's underworld kingpin. Standing in his was is a relentless cop (Callan Leung) determined to stop him at all costs. Assignment: Kowloon is a violent crime thriller loaded with stylish shootouts and martial arts action.
K
Kino no Tabi Movie 1 Rent See Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World - life goes on

Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World - life goes on
Rent Having taken the name of a stranger who died protecting her, Kino now lives in the forest with Shishou and trains hard at being an expert shot with a pistol. But she would like to find Kino’s village or family, and tell them of his fate, but with only a name and a distinctive coat that was worn by him, she does not have much to go on. With the assistance of Hermes, her talking motorcycle, they begin a strange adventure traveling to different countries and encountering exotic people, while chasing down leads.
Kino's Journey Movie 1 Rent See Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World - life goes on
ゴルゴ13 九竜の首 (Japanese) Watch See Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
Genre
Action(2) Action Comedy(2) Comedy(1) Drama(1)
Suspense(1)
Setting
Demographic
Style
Acquired Taste(1)
Keywords
Fighting(1) Live Action(2) Martial Arts(2) Pervert(2)
Violent(1)
Type
Release Year
2005(1) 1993(1) 1992(1) 1989(1) 1977(1)

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