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Directed by:
Hiroyuki OkiuraScreenplay:
Mamoru OshiiCinematography:
白井久男Cast:
Tamio Ōki, Kōsei Hirota, Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Eri Sendai, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Toshitaka Shimizu, Sumi Mutō, 原田晃, 田中一永, Ryuichi Horibe, Seijirō Chōda, Souju Okita (more)Plots(1)
In an imagined alternate history of 1950s Japan, Kazuki Fuse works as a member of a special police unit in the midst of riots and social disorder that plague the totalitarian society he serves. Bearing witness to the horrific suicide of a young girl in the midst of a police operation, Fuse is haunted by what he's seen - a mental burden which sees him sent for re-evaluation by the police force for his inaction in the line of duty. As he struggles to come to terms with the horrors he's witnessed, Fuse meets the sister of the girl whose life he saw snuffed out before him, bringing about an unlikely friendship that leaves him questioning not only what is right, but also the reality he sees before him. However, nothing here is quite what it seems, and he finds himself thrust into the midst of danger and conspiracy at every turn as events brought about by powerful forces spiral out of control around him. (Anime Ltd)
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I really enjoyed this movie. The setting is absolutely superb and is well illustrated from the beginning. It has a great atmosphere supported by a very good soundtrack. The animation is also good, and the movie has an interesting narrative, which, thanks to the references to the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood, gets a new dimension and a slight touch of mystery. In addition, the surprises and scheming that take place here were really very entertaining. SPOILER ALERT. What I got was that the wolf is just a wolf, and Red Riding Hood was Red Riding Hood, and thus their destiny was more or less clear, END OF SPOILERS. However, it was still incredibly interesting, and I could not believe that it would end in the way it did, even though I kept telling myself in my head that I would not really have taken much of any other ending. It was interesting; it was dark, it had an atmosphere; in other words, I thought it was great. 9/10.
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