Netflix has dropped their first trailer for the upcoming Japanese stay motion remake of Metropolis Hunter. The movie was first reported in December 2022 and has been a very long time coming. The movie, starring Ryohei Suzuki, will chronicle the adventures of Tsukasa Hojos sleazy “Sweeper” who made his manga debut in 1985 and starred in quite a few movies and even a Dawn animated sequence in 1987.

Watch the trailer under:

From the press launch:
The legendary comedian “Metropolis Hunter” will get its first Japanese live-action adaptation!

Unflappable but excitable, foolish but cool, this notorious protagonist descends on modern-day Shinjuku, Tokyo. The origin story of “Metropolis Hunter” begins now!

Starring Ryohei Suzukithis movie follows the primary ‘sweeper’ Ryo Saeba, who cleans up issues within the underworld, on an exhilarating, action-packed journey in trendy Shinjuku.

The Netflix film “Metropolis Hunter” begins streaming worldwide Thursday April 25, 2024solely on Netflix!