City Hunter

Ryo Saeba is a cocky private detective whose appetite for beautiful women and easy money lands him aboard an upscale cruise overflowing with wealthy guests, seductive companions, thin provisions and a hidden threat. On the ship he keeps chasing clients, flirting with trouble and trading quips, until the relaxed holiday atmosphere is shattered by a violent plot that demands daring rescues, improvised fights and inventive set pieces. He teams up with a pragmatic partner and a determined cop, and a charming villain makes the voyage unexpectedly dangerous. The film mixes broad slapstick with martial arts, letting Ryo's womanizing charm and reckless resourcefulness drive fast paced set pieces and romantic complications without revealing how things resolve or how the cruise ends.

City Hunter was released in 1993, directed and produced by Wong Jing, and adapted from Tsukasa Hojo's manga. Jackie Chan headlines alongside Joey Wong, Kumiko Goto and Chingmy Yau, blending Hong Kong action tropes with exaggerated comedy and pan-Asian flavor.

It opened theatrically across Hong Kong and other Asian markets, drawing moderate audiences. It did not match the commercial heights of Chan's biggest blockbusters, but later reached wider viewers through home video releases and international cult interest and DVD sales.

City Hunter stands out for turning a popular manga into a loose, gag heavy live action film that foregrounds slapstick and sexualized humor, a departure from many martial arts pictures. Scenes of elaborate physical comedy and over the top set pieces helped it gain a cult following outside Hong Kong.

Critical reaction was mixed, and audience scores average 6.586 out of 10 based on 440 votes, with praise for Chan's stunt work and comic timing but criticism of tonal unevenness and broad raunchy jokes. The movie favors showy stunt choreography, flirtation and paced humor over subtle character study and spectacle.