DVDpedia : Anime : Title : J

Theatrical: 1998

Studio: Bandai

Genre: Anime / Manga

Duration: 105

Summary: Written by Mamoru Oshii (the director of the cult favorite "Ghost in the Shell") and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura (a key animator on "Akira"), "Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade" offers a violent but compelling vision in animation. The story is set in a fictionalized version of the recent past, when a repressive Japanese government is battling the Sect, a violent revolutionary organization that uses adolescent girls they call "Red Riding Hoods" as couriers. During a raid, Capitol Police Constable Kazuki Fuse (pronounced "foo-seh," voice by Michael Dobson) balks at killing Nanami Agawa (Maggie Blue O'Hare), one of the Red Riding Hoods. She commits suicide with a powerful bomb. While Fuse undergoes retraining, he meets Nanami's older sister, Kei (Moneca Stori), and initiates an odd romance. Soon both characters are caught in a web of plots and counterplots that center on the possibility that Fuse may be a "wolf," a member of a secret cabal within the Capitol Police.
"Jin-Roh" is drawn in a comic book style that recalls the work of the popular graphic novelist and film designer Jean "Moebius" Giraud; Okiura's skillful cutting and striking imagery transcend the limited animation. Although anime continues to grow in popularity in America, it's rare for a Japanese feature to receive even a limited theatrical release, as this one did: a dark, brooding film of exceptional power, "Jin-Roh" deserves to be seen by a large audience.
Suitable for ages 18 and up: considerable violence, profanity, and tobacco use. "--Charles Solomon"

Theatrical: 2001

Studio: Bandai Visual

Genre: Anime / Manga

Duration: 598

Summary: Hare is a 10-year-old boy living in the jungle with his mother, who one day adopts a cute little girl named Guu to live with them. There's a problem, though: Guu isn't all that she appears to be, and she has a habit of inexplicably devouring anything in sight...

Theatrical: 2002

Studio: Bandai Visual

Genre: Anime / Manga

Duration: 336

Summary: Hare is a 10-year-old boy living in the jungle with his mother, who one day adopts a cute little girl named Guu to live with them. There's a problem, though: Guu isn't all that she appears to be, and she has a habit of inexplicably devouring anything in sight...