Japan On Fire 14: Mamoru Oshii – The Red Spectacles & Patlabor

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05/23/12 • 117 min

Kenny B and special guest Coffin Jon from VCinema continue their exploration of Mamoru Oshii and after quiet, surreal and religious anime in part 1 comes live action (anime) and a leap from the small screen to the big. Therefore we are reviewing The Red Spectacles (1987) and Patlabor (1989) in this episode. Surrealism, absurdism and [...]

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