Wicked City
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Wicked City may refer to:
- Wicked City (novel)Wicked City (novel)Wicked City is a series of novels written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and published by Tor/Seven Seas. The first book served as the basis for an anime film and live-action film of the same name.-External links:*...
, a series of novels by Hideyuki KikuchiHideyuki Kikuchiis a Japanese author famous for his horror novels. His most famous works including the Vampire Hunter D series, Darkside Blues and Wicked City. He has been compared to both Stephen King and H. P. Lovecraft.-Biography:...
. - Wicked City (film)Wicked City (film)is an animated horror neo-noir directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, based on Hideyuki Kikuchi's novel of the same name.The story takes place towards the end of the 20th century and explores the idea that the human world secretly coexists with the demon world with a secret police force known as the Black...
, a 1987 Japanese anime adaptation of the first Wicked City novel. - The Wicked City (1992 film)The Wicked City (1992 film)The Wicked City is a 1992 science fiction film directed by Peter Mak and produced by Tsui Hark. It is a live-action film adaptation of the Japanese anime of the same name. The film stars Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Yuen Woo-ping, Roy Cheung, Tatsuya Nakadai, Michelle Reis, and Carman Lee...
, a live-action adaptation of the anime - Wicked City (1949 film) (French: Hans le marin), a film starring María MontezMaría MontezMaría Montez was a Dominican-born motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a hot-blooded Latin seductress, dressed in fanciful costumes and sparkling...
- Wicked City (musical), a musical by Chad BeguelinChad BeguelinChad Beguelin is an American playwright who wrote the lyrics and co-book for the Broadway musical The Wedding Singer. He was nominated for two Tony Awards for his work on the musical, as well as a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics...
- The Wicked City, a 1916 comedy short starring Gypsy AbbottGypsy AbbottGypsy Abbott was an American silent film actress. She was married to director Henry King and was sometimes credited as Gypsie Abbott...
- One of the realms of YomiYomi, the Japanese word for the underworld in which horrible creatures guard the exits; according to Shinto mythology as related in Kojiki, this is where the dead go to dwell and apparently rot indefinitely. Once one has eaten at the hearth of Yomi it is impossible to return to the land of the living...
in the World of DarknessWorld of Darkness"World of Darkness" is the name given to three related but distinct fictional universes created as settings for supernatural horror themed role-playing games. It is also the name of roleplaying games in the second and third settings...
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