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Doomed Megalopolis (OAV)

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Alternative title:
Capital Story
Megalopolis (Italian)
Teito Monogatari (Japanese)
帝都物語 (Japanese)
Genres: horror, supernatural
Themes: historical
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Plot Summary: When an evil wizard bent on conquering the "greatest city on earth" uses dark powers to awaken a demon, Masakato, the "guardian" of Tokyo, four heroes must stand against him.
User Ratings: 127 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Excellent: 12 votes (sub:7, dub:5)
 Very good: 23 votes (dub:16, sub:5, Fre.dub:1, ?:1)
 Good: 27 votes (sub:15, dub:10, raw:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Decent: 20 votes (dub:18, sub:2)
 So-so: 13 votes (sub:9, dub:4)
 Not really good: 6 votes (dub:3, sub:2, Ger.dub:1)
 Weak: 7 votes (dub:4, sub:3)
 Bad: 12 votes (sub:7, dub:5)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (dub:1, ?:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 287 users, rank: #1474
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.039 (Decent+.03), std. dev.: 2.3289, rank: #3012
Weighted mean: 6.043 (Decent+.04), rank: #2976 (seen all: 6.26 / seen some: 4.03 / won't finish: 2.00)
Bayesian estimate: 6.150 (Decent+.14), rank: #2573
Running time: 47 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 4
Episode titles: We have 4
Vintage: 1991
Trivia: We have 1
Comment:
Based on Hiroshi Aramata's classic horror novel. Originally licenced, dubbed and released by Streamline Pictures. Re-released by ADV Films with Streamline's original English dub plus the original Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.
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    Doomed Megalopolis - Special Edition (DVD) 2003-09-30 (from $17.47)
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Series director: Rintaro

Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama

Script: Akinori Endo

Music: Kazz Toyama

Original story: Hiroshi Aramata

Character Design: Masayuki

Art director:
Hidetoshi Kaneko
Ken Koike (Assistant)
Yoshimitsu Ohashi (Assistant)

Animation director:
Kazushige Kume (ep 3)
Kazuyoshi Katayama (ep 1)
Koichi Chigira (ep 2)
Takashige Ichinose (ep 4)

Director of Photography: Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Producer:
Masao Maruyama
Naoko Takahashi

Designer: Mahiro Maeda

Editing: Harutoshi Ogata

Music Director:
Kyoko Kitahara
Toshinori Otsuki

Recording Director: Masafumi Mima

Special Effects: Kunji Tanifuji

Supervising Producer: Takashige Ichinose

 

Kouichi Yamadera as Junichi Narutaki

Kyusaku Shimada as Katō Yasunori

Goro Naya as Hirai Yasumasa

Kan Tokumaru as Nishimura Makoto

Kaneto Shiozawa as Tatsuya Youichirou

Keiko Han as Tatsumiya Yukari

Ken Yamaguchi as Kamo

Kenichi Ogata as Kuroda Shigemaru

Kôichi Kitamura as Amano Junkichi

Naoki Tatsuta as Terada Torahiko

Osamu Saka as Shibusawa Eiichi

Ryotaro Okiayu as Fortune Teller

Shigezou Sasaoka as Mori Ougai

Takaya Hashi as Hayakawa

Youko Asagami as Tatsumiya Keiko

Yuusaku Yara as Kouda Rohan

Japanese companies 

Animation Production: Madhouse Studios

Production: Toei Animation

English staff 
English cast 

Director: Carl Macek

Producer: Carl Macek

Dialog: Ardwight Chamberlain

DVD Art Director: Ruby Halipoto

DVD Editor: Neil O'Sullivan

DVD Executive Producer:
John Ledford
Mark Williams

DVD Graphics: Hiroko Fukumori

DVD Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas

DVD Producer:
David Williams
Janice Williams

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

Production Assistant:
Akira Watanabe
Jerry Beck

Production manager: Scott Narrie

Recording Engineer & Final Remix: Ernie Sheesley

Story Editor: Fred Patten

Subtitle Script & Timing: Jack Wang

 

Cam Clarke as Junichi Narutaki

Jeff Winkless as Kato

Barbara Goodson as Keiko

Joan-Carol O'Connell as Yukari

Kerrigan Mahan as Tatsumia

Michael Forest as Aichi Shibosawa

Milton James as Narrator

Wendee Lee as Yukiko

Cliff Wells as Doctor Nishimura

Daran Norris as Astronomy Teacher

Dari Lallou as Nurse

Ed Mannix as
Keiko's Father
Professor Amano

Kirk Thornton as Kamo

Lia Sargent as Encircled Child

Michael McConnohie as Hiakowa

Michael Reynolds as Hirai

Rachel Davies as Geisha

Sam Fontana as Koda

Steve Bulen as Professor Terada

Steve Kramer as Kuroda

Ardwight Chamberlain

David Ellenstein

Henry A. Cronelly Jr.

English companies 

Adaptation: Streamline Pictures

Distributor:
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
Manga Entertainment

DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.

DVD Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios

DVD Production: ADV Films

Licensed by: ADV Films

Recording Facility: Screenmusic Studios

Soundtrack: ADV Music


French cast 
French staff 

ADR Director: Herve Rey

Translation:
Sarah Dawson
Sarah Dowson

Adaptation: Anne Goldstein

Eric Legrand as Junichi Narutaki (ep 1)

Jacques Feyel as Kato (eps 1-2)

Mark Lesser as Junichi Narutaki (ep 2)

Michel Vigné as Kato (eps 3-4)

Pierre-François Pistorio as Junichi Narutaki (eps 3-4)

Annabelle Roux as
Yukari tatsumiya (eps 3-4)
Yukiko (eps 3-4)

Christine Delaroche as Keiko (eps 3-4)

Gérard Malabat as Yoichiro Tatsumiya (eps 1-2)

Nathalie Bleynie as Yukari Tatsumiya (ep 2)

Nathalie Mazéas as Yukiko (ep 2)

Nathalie Regnier as Yukari Tatsumiya (ep 1)

Nathalie Reigner as Yukari Tatsumiya (ep 1)

Nicolas Marié as Yoichiro Tatsumiya (eps 3-4)

Christian Visine as Kamo (ep 2)

Georges Berthomieu as Hiraï (ep 2)

Henri Poirier as Hayakawa (ep 3)

Jacques Berthier as Prof Amano (ep 4)

Jacques Brunet as Masakado

Jacques Feyel as Terada (eps 1-2)

Jean-Pierre Denys as Terada (eps 3-4)

Mathias Kozlowski as Koda (eps 1-2)

Michel Modo as Koda (ep 4)

Michel Muller as Kuroda (ep 4)

Patrick Préjean as Kuroda (ep 3)

Raoul Delfosse as Prof Amano (ep 3)

Yves Barsacq as Koda (ep 3)

Dominique Bailly

William Coryn

French companies 

ADR Production: S.T.A.R.T.

Distributor: Manga Video (France)


Italian staff 

Dubbing Director: Fabrizio Mazzotta (ep 1)

Italian companies 

Dubbing:
DEA Digital Editing Audio (eps 2-4)
SD Cinematografica (ep 1)

Publisher:
Granata Press (ep 1)
Polygram Video (eps 2-4)

Italian cast 

Pietro Ubaldi as Kato (eps 2-4)

Romano Malaspina as Kato (ep 1)

German staff 
German companies 
(none)
 

Distributor:
Ascot (rental video)
Polygram Germany

Dubbing: Splendit Synchron

German cast 
(none)
 
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