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A traumatized member of an elite para-military police force falls for the sister of a female terrorist courier who died in front of him on duty. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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5 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A gorgeous, wonderfully saddening and fascinating piece. moreCast
(Credited cast) | Yoshikazu Fujiki | ... | Kazuki Fuse (as Yoshikatsu Fujiki) |
| Sumi Mutoh | ... | Kei Amemiya |
| Hiroyuki Kinosha | ... | Atsuhi Henmi (as Hiroyuki Kinoshita) |
| Yukio Hiroda | ... | Bunmei Muroto |
| Yukihiro Yoshida | ... | Hajime Handa |
| Sendai Eri | ... | Nanami Agawa (voice) |
| Kenji Nakagawa | ... | Isao Aniya |
| Tamio Ôki | ... | CAPO Officer (voice) |
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| Doug Abrahams | ... | Narrator, Hachiro Tohbe (voice: English version) |
 | Michael Dobson | ... | Kazuki Fuse (voice: English version) |
| Paul Dobson | ... | Additional Voices (voice: English version) |
| Brian Drummond | ... | Additional Voices (voice: English version) |
| Ron Halder | ... | Shiro Tatsumi (voice: English version) |
| Ryuichi Horibe | ... | Shiroh Tatsumi |
 | David Kaye | ... | Additional Voices (voice: English version) |
 | Michael Kopsa | ... | Hajime Handa (voice: English version) |
| Scott McNeil | ... | Additional Voices (voice: English version) |
| Colin Murdock | ... | Atsushi Henmi (voice: English version) |
| Maggie Blue O'Hara | ... | Nanami Agawa (voice: English version) |
| Yoshisada Sakaguchi | ... | Hachiroh Tohbe |
| Moneca Stori | ... | Kei Amemiya |
| French Tickner | ... | Isao Aniya (voice: English version) |
| Lee Tockar | ... | Additional Voices (voice: English version) |
| Dale Wilson | ... | Bunmei Muroto (voice: English version) |
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | France:U | Germany:16 | Japan:PG-12 | New Zealand:M (film festival rating) | New Zealand:R13 (DVD rating) | UK:15 | USA:RMOVIEmeter: 
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It's hard to begin describing this, but I can only recommend it. Taking place in a bleak, and fully believeable alternate version of post-WW2 Tokyo, Jin-Roh accomplishes all the things that other anime cinema movies who were hailed as the holy grail of anime didn't accomplish, or at least never accomplished so well. And Jin-Roh does it with style.
The animation is very impressive, without even really trying. No overly flashy effects are hurled in your face in a "lookie here!" fashion, instead we get sobre, lifelike and extremely realistic chara designs that move with wonderful fluidity through some very beautiful backgrounds. The "less of you is more" effect is used to it's full extent here to create a foreboding and terribly tragic atmosphere.
The story, at it's most basic is a doomed lovers tale. Jin-Roh doesn't try to shock or disgust (though there are a few very frightening violent scenes in there), but wants to make you cry genuine tears of sorrow, and succeeds in every way.
The movie's approach is subtle, slow and delicate, and leaves a huge impact, exactly because it plays on a smaller scale. The fairy tale of the Little Red Riding Hood, and the image of the wolf (or "the beast" in general) are used throughout the movie with the same sobre flair. Apart from the main doomed lovers theme, there's also a very impressive story of betrayal and political intrigue in there, which adds a dash of suspense. Kudos to the great designs of the Panzer armors as well, who look powerful, and in some moments truly frightening.
In short, Jin-Roh is a wonderful piece of work, full of beauty and intelligence. It's not quite possible to make clear how strong this film is on paper, but watching it will leave an unforgettable impression. It's a stylish tragedy that makes you think as well as makes you cry. Don't hesitate to seek this out.