The Red Spectacles (1987)

A fugitive ex-member of an outlawed police unit returns to Tokyo after three years on the run, but finds the city to be nothing like when he left.

Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Tessho Genda, Fumihiko Tachiki, Shigeru Chiba, Hideyuki Tanaka, Ichiro Nagai, Toshio Furukawa, Hideyo Amamoto, Tomohiro Nishimura, Daiki Nakamura, Hiroo Oikawa, Machiko Washio, Mako Hyodo, Takahiro Hirai, Yasuo Otsuka
Runtime: 01h 56m
Type: Movie

The Red Spectacles (1987)

A fugitive ex-member of an outlawed police unit returns to Tokyo after three years on the run, but finds the city to be nothing like when he left.

Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Tessho Genda, Fumihiko Tachiki, Shigeru Chiba, Hideyuki Tanaka, Ichiro Nagai, Toshio Furukawa, Hideyo Amamoto, Tomohiro Nishimura, Daiki Nakamura, Hiroo Oikawa, Machiko Washio, Mako Hyodo, Takahiro Hirai, Yasuo Otsuka
Runtime: 01h 56m
Type: Movie
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Checked on 10/10/2026

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