Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

About Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police divisions, as he finds himself increasingly involved with the sister of the girl he saw die.

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) is an animation science fiction film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura. Its themes are politician, resistance, social issues, and alternate history.

Yoshikatsu Fujiki stars as Kazuki Fuse (voice), Sumi Mutoh as Kei Amamiya (voice), Hiroyuki Kinoshita as Atsushi Henmi (voice), and Kohsei Hirota as Bunmei Muroto (voice). Released in November 1999, it runs 102 minutes.

The screenplay is by Mamoru Oshii. Produced by Bandai Visual. In the United States it streams on Crunchyroll.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and District 9 make useful companions to Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, all filed under dystopia. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 600 votes and it carries a R rating.