

City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution
2023, Japanese. Directed by Sadaaki Haginiwa.
THE FAMOUS LOAN SHARK OF MINAMI IS BACK!
The flavour of the popular King of Minami series , starring Riki Takeuchi, is back after 15 years. A new story of a man who judges evil not with violence but with the law in order to achieve retribution. Six months after serving a nine-year prison sentence for murder, a man appears in Minami, Osaka . He is joined by like-minded lawyers Sugiyama and private detective Shimizu, who cut their way into a fraudulent medical trial at a university hospital. Eventually, the dark side of the hospital's management comes to light...
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- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
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- Japanese
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- Released
- 7 June 2023
- Original title
- 欲望の街 No.1 報復への道
- Written by
- Itaru Era
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City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution: quick answers
What comes after City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution?
Next in the series: City of Desire No.2 - The Dark Fixer (2023), City of Desire No.3 - The Lizard of Minami (2023), and City of Desire No. 4 Outrageous and Dirty Social Network Money (2023).
Is City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution worth watching?
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How long is City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution?
City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
Does City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution on?
City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 June 2023. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution?
If you liked City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution, try Each Dawn I Die, Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, Suburbicon.
Who directed City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution?
City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution (2023) was directed by Sadaaki Haginiwa and stars Riki Takeuchi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Eriko Sato.