

The Red Spectacles
1987-02-07 · 116 min · ★ 6.5
Summer 1995. With the arrival of the "Age of Cats", the former Kerberos police unit is now disbanded. However one member remains, a stray dog who returns to his old roost after a three-years exile. This wild dog no longer has a master, but now the "Young Lady of Fate" will guide him on his journey.
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- Directors
- Mamoru Oshii
- Production companies
- Omnibus Promotion Requiem Studio
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Shigeru ChibaKoichi Todome
Machiko WashioMidori Washio
Hideyuki TanakaSoichiro Toribe
Tessyo GendaBunmei Muroto
Mako HyodoYoung Lady
Yasuo OtsukaTaxi Driver
Toshio FurukawaYakuza B
Tomohiro NishimuraPunk
Hidetoshi NakamuraBunmei's Minion
Fumihiko TachikiBunmei's Minion
Takeyuki FunatoBunmei's Minion
Daiki NakamuraBunmei's Minion
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