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The Tokyo Project

The Tokyo Project

High tech crimes and global conspiracies

19885.70h 54m

Overview

Akira, Junpei, Keiko and Kumiko are members of the Rutz Detective Agency, and are always ready for a good case. When a mysterious murder places a top secret floppy disk in the hands of Junpei, the gang suddenly has a conspiracy on their hands of grandiose proportions. Not only have they made an enemy of politicians and shady characters, but also the munitions manufacturer company Yotsuboshi itself! With murder attempts, rampaging machinery and kidnappers to handle, the group must race against the clock to foil the evil scheme before it's too late!

Directed by Osamu Yamasaki
Written by Osamu Yamasaki
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Top Cast

Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa

Akira Nagareyama (voice)

Kazuki Yao

Kazuki Yao

Junpei Touma (voice)

Manami Komori

Manami Komori

Kumiko Touma (voice)

Fumi Hirano

Fumi Hirano

Keiko (voice)

Jun Hazumi

Jun Hazumi

Director (voice)

Kazuo Oka

Kazuo Oka

Traffic Patroller (voice)

Kenyu Horiuchi

Kenyu Horiuchi

Announcer (voice)

Kinryu Arimoto

Kinryu Arimoto

Kurata (voice)

Mika Doi

Mika Doi

Professor's Wife (voice)

R

Ryusuke Oobayashi

Okazaki (voice)

Themes & Keywords

mechaconspiracypulpanime1990s

About The Tokyo Project

The Tokyo Project is a animation, thriller film released in 1988 exploring themes of mecha, conspiracy, pulp, anime, 1990s. Directed by Osamu Yamasaki, it stars Kaneto Shiozawa, Kazuki Yao, Manami Komori. Akira, Junpei, Keiko and Kumiko are members of the Rutz Detective Agency, and are always ready for a good case. When a mysterious murder places a top secret floppy disk in the hands of Junpei, the gang suddenly has a conspiracy on their hands of grandiose proportions. Not only have they made an enemy of politicians and shady characters, but also the munitions manufacturer company Yotsuboshi itself! With murder attempts, rampaging machinery and kidnappers to handle, the group must race against the clock to foil the evil scheme before it's too late!

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