The Red Spectacles (1987)

Director
Mamoru Oshii

Main cast
Shigeru Chiba; Machiko Washio; Hideyuki Tanaka; Eisei Amamoto; Tesshō Genda

Genres
Action, Foreign, Sci-Fi

Description
Summer 1995. With the arrival of the "Age of Cats" (猫の時代), 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" (運命の少女) will guide him on his journey...


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