THE RED SPECTACLES - MAMORU OSHII

Directed by Mamoru Oshii
Japan, 1987, 1h 56min, DCP, In Japanese with English subtitles.

“THE RED SPECTACLES tackles some well-worn fears of authoritarianism yet refracts them through Oshii’s unmistakably strange, singular vision. What was once a misunderstood black comedy is now being reconsidered as a legendary and provocative part of Oshii’s filmography. And its feverish depiction of dystopia somehow rings truer, as madness becomes an ever more normal part of our daily lives.”
—Screen Anarchy

The first live-action feature from Mamoru Oshii, legendary director of ANGEL’S EGG and GHOST IN THE SHELL. In dystopian Japan, the Kerberos Panzer Cops defy disbandment. Years later, lone survivor Koichi Todome returns with a mysterious suitcase to a Tokyo full of paranoia and absurdity. New 4K restoration.

• write up by Austin Film Society

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