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  • 2001
  • TV-14
  • Discotek Media
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2001
  • TV-14
  • Discotek Media
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary This anime film presents a Japan that lost a different Second World War -- not to America, but to Nazi Germany. Now, more than ten years after the defeat, the occupation troops have left, but their legacy is Jin-Roh's twilight-zone city where the domestic terrorism of "The Sect" plays out in everyday bombings and street battles against t...

Directed By: Kenji Kamiyama, Hiroyuki Okiura

Written By: Mamoru Oshii, Robert Chomiak, Satoshi Kon

  • 2001
  • TV-14
  • Discotek Media
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2001
  • TV-14
  • Discotek Media
  • 1 h 42 m

Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
59
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 25 User Ratings
6.9
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Summary This anime film presents a Japan that lost a different Second World War -- not to America, but to Nazi Germany. Now, more than ten years after the defeat, the occupation troops have left, but their legacy is Jin-Roh's twilight-zone city where the domestic terrorism of "The Sect" plays out in everyday bombings and street battles against t...

Directed By: Kenji Kamiyama, Hiroyuki Okiura

Written By: Mamoru Oshii, Robert Chomiak, Satoshi Kon

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
59
54% Positive
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46% Mixed
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Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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54% Positive
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46% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
The plot is often bewilderingly complex and the dense layers of subterfuge hard to follow, but by the climax the fairy tale has been twisted into a fascist fable of realpolitik mercenary opportunism.
By Sean Axmaker FULL REVIEW
80
Offers a violent but compelling vision of what an animated feature can be.
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Generally Favorable Based on 25 User Ratings
6.9
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6.9
76% Positive
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8% Mixed
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16% Negative
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NerdConsultant
Dec 30, 2014
this is one of the best anime films i have ever seen. the film makers use a lot of symbolism that normally would come across a pretentious but in this film's case it's used to great effect. both the story and animation are incredible, the acting in the english dub is performed very well and if you see it you'll feel better for having watched it. it deserves a better average score than it has
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ReniferZiolo
Oct 28, 2019
A narrative masterpiece, very subtle at giving hints. beautifully executed animation scenes not to mention a musical score
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75
The film is built to quaver and buckle along with its victims and martyrs. In an almost soulful way, it bespeaks the reality lingering when the final fantasy ends.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
63
Its plot and political symbolism manage to be both over-familiar and confusingly muddled.
By Jonathan Foreman FULL REVIEW
50
The story's emphasis is on action, but there are some sensitive moments and interesting ideas along the way.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
50
Dubbed for U.S. audiences, the film has suffered in translation.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
40
Something to behold; it's just not much to watch, despite admirable ambition and a few tense, well-thought-out sequences.
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Apolsc
Feb 18, 2017
One of the best adult anime movies out there. Quite gory, it struggles to develope characters as almost every japanese production, but it has got high cuality production and you wont regret watching it.
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darkbloodshed13
Feb 8, 2020
Jin-Roh is an anime film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and is about Kazuki Fuse a member of a special police force that specialize in taking down terrorist until one day he fails to shoot a little girl with a bomb. This film is an acquired taste. The action is bloody and they don't shy away from the carnage. It also gives us some visual that can both amaze and confuse the viewer. Plus it doesn't give us much background on our main character. However this didn't affect my overall enjoyment of the film. This is mainly because of my personal taste when it comes to anime films. for example I like animes like Ghost and the Shell and Akira. I like Sci-Fi imagery and I like characters that are hard to relate to. But I can understand why someone wouldn't like this film. In conclusion if you don't like films like Ghost and the Shell than you won't like this one.
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Production Company Bandai Visual Company, Production I.G.
Release Date Jun 22, 2001
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating TV-14
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Website http://www2.production-ig.co.jp/eng2/jin-roh.htm
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Awards

Fantasporto
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Japanese Professional Movie Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Mainichi Film Concours
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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