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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 22 Fresh: 12  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 5.8/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 42 mins

Synopsis: A retelling of the fairytale, Little Red Riding Hood, Hiroyuki Okiura's debut feature, the Animé film JIN-ROH, is a tale of personal crisis amid intra-bureaucratic skulduggery. The film is set in an alternate reality in which Japan has emerged from World War II as a totalitarian society. The... A retelling of the fairytale, Little Red Riding Hood, Hiroyuki Okiura's debut feature, the Animé film JIN-ROH, is a tale of personal crisis amid intra-bureaucratic skulduggery. The film is set in an alternate reality in which Japan has emerged from World War II as a totalitarian society. The population riots, a group called the Sect creates havoc, and the armored Special Unit of the Capitol Police Organization (CAPO) plots to acquire more power. A soldier named Fuse, who was once one of the most formidable men in the Special Unit, agonizes over the death of a young girl who worked for the Sect and in doing so he becomes a neurotic mess intent on befriending the dead girl's sister. Okiura, who was the character designer of GHOST IN THE SHELL, creates an unforgettable image of the Special Unit soldier: a dehumanized, armored figure with feral red eyes. Okiura's drama unfolds against a backdrop of very complex crowd scenes; the scenes are even more impressive considering that most of the work was done using traditional cel-animation techniques. Mamoru Oshii (director of GHOST IN THE SHELL) scripted the project, based on his KENROU DENSETSU. Punctuated by brief moments of violence, JIN-ROH is a psychological drama in which nothing is as it seems. [More]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Yosikaju Fujiki, Sumi Mutoh, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Yukio Hiroda, Yukihiro Yoshida

Director: Hiroyuki Okiura, Mamoru Oshii
Producer: Minoru Takanashi, Hidekazu Terakawa
Composer: Hajime Mizoguchi

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 2, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 16:9

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - Japanese, English
  • DTS (unspecified) - Japanese, English
  • Subtitles - English - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailers
  • 2. Previews

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Animated Menus
  • Scene Selection

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01/26/06
Geoff Andrew
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11/20/03
L.A. Weekly
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Oshii's layered use of the Red Riding Hood story is both clever and chilling.

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09/16/03
Dan Fazio
Citysearch
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Forgettable anime.

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12/08/02
Phil Hall
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08/09/02
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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05/02/02
James O'Ehley
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Unsettling and beautiful.

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01/24/02
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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I liked the idea of the movie more than the movie itself -- though sections of it are mind-blowing.

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10/25/01
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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A grim, brooding film of exceptional power.

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08/31/01
Charles Solomon
Los Angeles Times
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It makes as good a case as any for the use of animation as a medium for serious, mature features.

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08/30/01
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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Keeps feeling like you've just started reading the eighty-third edition of a comic book that you've never even heard of before.

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07/31/01
Steve Rhodes
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Jin-Roh's hand-rolled look and ripped-from-the-sci-fi-headlines plot are an asset and a relief.

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07/27/01
Wesley Morris
San Francisco Chronicle
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This blend of fairy tale and horrific post-war scenario makes Jin-Roh something of a landmark for anime fans, and a fascinating way in for first-timers.

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07/27/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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A gorgeous albeit depressing mess, as distancing and despairing as a realpolitik wipeout.

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07/23/01
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
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It's an evocative anachronism.

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07/20/01
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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Confirms my preference for live-action cinematography, without any tricks or conceits to place quotation marks around an already fantastic illusion of reality.

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07/20/01
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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Comparable to live-action comic book films like Tim Burton‘s Batman.

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07/07/01
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine
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...this sober, subtle socio-political suspense tale has more in common with a John LeCarre conspiracy novel than space opera or metaphysical sci-fi.

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07/03/01
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Director Hiroyuki Okiura ... gives each cell of Jin-Roh the same degree of breathtaking detail.

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07/03/01
Tor Thorsen
Reel.com
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