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title: 'Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Akio Jissōji'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tokyo-the-last-megalopolis-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096240/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)

1988 · 135 min · Fantasy, Science Fiction · Japan

Original title: 帝都物語

## Synopsis

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis  is a 1988 Japanese epic tokusatsu historical dark fantasy/science fiction film directed by Akio Jissoji, produced by "Exe" studios and distributed by Toho Studios. It is the first cinematic adaptation of the award-winning historical fantasy novel Teito Monogatari by Hiroshi Aramata. The film stars Kyūsaku Shimada, Shintaro Katsu, Kōji Takahashi, Jo Shishido, Junichi Ishida, Mieko Harada, Kō Nishimura, and Shirō Sano among others. With a budget of around 1 billion yen, the movie was one of the most expensive live action Japanese special effects films to have been produced during that decade.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Akio Jissōji](https://cinepixo.com/people/akio-jissoji)
- **Producer:** [Akio Jissōji](https://cinepixo.com/people/akio-jissoji)
- **Screenplay:** [Kaizō Hayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaizo-hayashi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maki Ishii](https://cinepixo.com/people/maki-ishii)
- **Director of Photography:** [Masao Nakabori](https://cinepixo.com/people/masao-nakabori)

## Cast

- [Junichi Ishida](https://cinepixo.com/people/junichi-ishida)
- [Shintarō Katsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/shintaro-katsu)
- [Mikijirō Hira](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikijiro-hira)
- [Mieko Harada](https://cinepixo.com/people/mieko-harada)
- [Kōji Takahashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/koji-takahashi)
- [Bandō Tamasaburō V](https://cinepixo.com/people/bando-tamasaburo-v)
- [Joe Shishido](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-shishido)
- [Katsura Bunshi VI](https://cinepixo.com/people/katsura-bunshi-vi)
- [Katsuo Nakamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/katsuo-nakamura)
- [Kō Nishimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-nishimura)
- [Kyūsaku Shimada](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyusaku-shimada)

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