The Red Spectacles

Feb 7, 1987

1h 56m

★ 6.4

What dream are you welcoming?

Overview

Summer 1995. With the arrival of the "Age of Cats", 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" will guide him on his journey.

Genres

Action

Science Fiction

Comedy

Production Companies

Omnibus Promotion Requiem Studio

The Red Spectacles Trailers

Cast

Koichi Todome

Shigeru Chiba

Midori Washio

Machiko Washio

Soichiro Toribe

Hideyuki Tanaka

Bunmei Muroto

Tessyo Genda

Moongaze Ginji

Hideyo Amamoto

Young Lady

Mako Hyodo

Billiards Man

Ichiro Nagai

Taxi Driver

Yasuo Otsuka

Hotel Receptionist

Hirô Oikawa

Yakuza A

Takashi Kanematsu

Yakuza B

Toshio Furukawa

Punk

Tomohiro Nishimura

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0.0

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8.0

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6.3

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5.8

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