JOKER: Marginal City

JOKER: Marginal City

1992 · 45 min · ★ 5.1 · Mystery, Animation, Science Fiction

Joker is a cyborg who has superior strength, can absorb the DNA of any person by touch and regrow its body or part of it at will (hence Joker can be a male or a female). Joker belongs to a special troop of law enforcement: as cop, judge and executioner at the same time. Along with his/her lover, a police officer, they have dealt against criminals of every type.

Directed by Osamu Yamasaki · Written by Junichi Watanabe

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