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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

19997.41h 42m

Overview

A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police divisions, as he finds himself increasingly involved with the sister of the girl he saw die.

Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura
Written by Mamoru Oshii, Satoshi Kon
Produced by Hidekazu Terakawa, Atsushi Sugita
Box Office0Revenue: $94K

Top Cast

Yoshikatsu Fujiki

Yoshikatsu Fujiki

Kazuki Fuse (voice)

Sumi Mutoh

Sumi Mutoh

Kei Amemiya (voice)

Eri Sendai

Eri Sendai

Nanami Agawa (voice)

Hiroyuki Kinoshita

Hiroyuki Kinoshita

Atsushi Henmi (voice)

Kohsei Hirota

Kohsei Hirota

Bunmei Muroto (voice)

Y

Yukihiro Yoshida

Hajime Handa (voice)

Ryuichi Horibe

Ryuichi Horibe

Shiroh Tatsumi (voice)

K

Kenji Nakagawa

Isao Aniya (voice)

Yoshisada Sakaguchi

Yoshisada Sakaguchi

Hachiroh Tohbe / Narrator (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Tamio Ohki

Self-Police Member (voice)

Themes & Keywords

japanresistancedystopialittle red riding hoodbrothers grimmpoliticianalternate historysuicide missionatmosphericresistance fightersocial issuesanime

About Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade is a animation, drama, romance, thriller, science fiction film released in 1999 exploring themes of japan, resistance, dystopia, little red riding hood, brothers grimm, politician. Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, it stars Yoshikatsu Fujiki, Sumi Mutoh, Eri Sendai. A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police divisions, as he finds himself increasingly involved with the sister of the girl he saw die.

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