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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

1999 · 102 min

A somber, deliberately paced political tragedy that wraps you in cold dread and quiet heartbreak, with moments of brutal violence.

Tagline
A story of a man burdened with the destiny of a beast and a woman who dreamed of love.
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • identity
  • power
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
animation, thriller, science fiction
Directed by
Hiroyuki Okiura
Written by
Mamoru Oshii
Starring
Yoshikatsu Fujiki, Sumi Mutoh, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Kohsei Hirota, Yukihiro Yoshida, Ryuichi Horibe, Eri Sendai, Kenji Nakagawa
Music
Hajime Mizoguchi
Cinematography
Hisao Shirai
Runtime
102 min
Country
Japan
Languages
English, Japanese

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