Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade - Anime Movie Classics

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade - Anime Movie Classics
by Hiroyuki Okiura

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Actor: Hiroyuki Kinosha, Michael Dobson, Sumi Mutoh, Yoshikazu Fujiki, Yukio Hiroda
Director: Hiroyuki Okiura
Brand: BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-06
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Bandai

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Movie Review: The Wolf
Summary: 5 Stars

The majority of anime I own, I've downloaded. Its my way of judging whether it's worth the purchase. An Jin Roh, in my opinion, is a work of art, an of course well worth it. The character models as well as the environments their running around in are so well drawn that its easy to loose yourself in the drama. Surprisingly, the story itself is just as involving, being based on an alternate time line in post WWII Japan.

I highly suggest this anime, an Angel Egg as well...

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Summary of Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade - Anime Movie Classics

10 years have passed since war changed the face of Japan a Japan which now burns with the fire of civil unrest. Fueled by rampant crime and poverty a well armed anti-government group has risen amongst the people; with the intent of stopping the government through its terrorist plots. To combat this group an elite group of heavily-armored soldiers was formed trained like dogs these men were to combat the growing unrest with extreme and severe prejudice; these men were the Capitol Police. However when Constable Fuse a member of the Capitol Police hesitates to kill a young courier he is forced to face his own humanity and ultimately decide - is it better to live as a chained dog? Or die a free man? From Famed director Mamoru Oshii. Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi. System Requirements:Run Time: 102 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating:?R UPC:?669198802713 Manufacturer No:?80271

Written by Mamoru Oshii (the director of the cult favorite Ghost in the Shell) and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura (a key animator on Akira), Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade offers a violent but compelling vision in animation. The story is set in a fictionalized version of the recent past, when a repressive Japanese government is battling the Sect, a violent revolutionary organization that uses adolescent girls they call "Red Riding Hoods" as couriers. During a raid, Capitol Police Constable Kazuki Fuse (pronounced "foo-seh," voice by Michael Dobson) balks at killing Nanami Agawa (Maggie Blue O'Hare), one of the Red Riding Hoods. She commits suicide with a powerful bomb. While Fuse undergoes retraining, he meets Nanami's older sister, Kei (Moneca Stori), and initiates an odd romance. Soon both characters are caught in a web of plots and counterplots that center on the possibility that Fuse may be a "wolf," a member of a secret cabal within the Capitol Police.

Jin-Roh is drawn in a comic book style that recalls the work of the popular graphic novelist and film designer Jean "Moebius" Giraud; Okiura's skillful cutting and striking imagery transcend the limited animation. Although anime continues to grow in popularity in America, it's rare for a Japanese feature to receive even a limited theatrical release, as this one did: a dark, brooding film of exceptional power, Jin-Roh deserves to be seen by a large audience.

Suitable for ages 18 and up: considerable violence, profanity, and tobacco use. --Charles Solomon

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