Since its release on the streaming service Netflix on April 25, the Netflix film "City Hunter" has captured significant attention, quickly topping the 'Today's Top 10 Movies in Japan' on its release day. Moreover, on May 1, it secured the top position in Netflix's 'Weekly Top 10 Movies in Japan' and debuted at No. 1 in the 'Weekly Global Top 10 Non-English Films' for the week of April 22-28. The film has also made impressive inroads into the weekly top 10 lists in 32 countries and regions worldwide, including France, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Brazil.

An estimated 100,000 people participated live in the X Watch Party held on the release day, making it trend on platform X. Additionally, the ending theme "Get Wild Continual" by TM NETWORK, accompanied by a collaborative "Gewai" dance video featuring Avangardi and Ryohei Suzuki, has spread across social media platforms like Instagram, garnering over 15 million views. This global excitement underscores the worldwide frenzy for "City Hunter."

In response to this international acclaim, Ryohei Suzuki, who portrays the lead character Ryo Saeba (Saeba is written with the kanji for 'dormitory' and 'beast'), expressed his joy: "Hearing that 'City Hunter' is being watched and loved around the world makes my heart tremble with wonderful news. I am deeply grateful to the staff and co-stars who fought alongside me and to audiences worldwide who have enjoyed 'City Hunter.' I hope the charm of the story created by Tsukasa Hojo continues to be known by many more around the world."

In addition, new stills have been released, capturing the transformation of Maki's "sister," who pursues the truth behind her brother's death, into Ryo's "partner," along with a much-anticipated "partner shot" of the two standing back-to-back. The movie presents the origin story of "City Hunter," and the duo of Ryo and Kaori was not revealed before the streaming. Initially, there is a subtle distance between Kaori, who is single-mindedly pursuing the truth behind her brother's death, and Ryo, who tries to push her away to avoid danger. As the story progresses, they gradually build trust.

Suzuki reflected on this development: "We were conscious not to depict Kaori as merely a weak and protected character. In this film, Kaori drives the narrative forward. Initially flustered in battle scenes, she gradually exhibits a natural compatibility with Ryo, and they begin to fight together. This development, not depicted in the original manga or anime's early stages, could also be a plausible reason for them becoming partners."

Moriya, who plays Kaori, shared: "It felt natural for Kaori to be preparing bullets or intuitively moving in sync with Ryo, as if they were breathing together. The final action scene, where they face about 40 opponents in a flashy gunfight, made me feel the elements of a 'natural-born City Hunter' in action. At the end, there's a scene where I, holding a pipe, respond to Ryo's line 'Let's do this' with 'You too,' which I think naturally marked the birth of Kaori as his partner."

To celebrate this hit, a watch party and after-talk with Ryohei Suzuki and Morita Misato are scheduled for the evening of May 4, with details to follow on Netflix's official social media.