“Onslaught” is Insensitive, to Say the Least
Between its problematic nature, its lack of originality, and the senselessness of its violence, Onslaught cannot be recommended in good faith.
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (2001)
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.
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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.
Rating:R
Genre:Animation, Thriller, Science Fiction
Written By:Mamoru Oshii, Satoshi Kon
In Theaters:5/25/2001
Box Office:$94,072
Runtime:102 minutes
Studio:Bandai Visual, Production I.G, ING
Cast
Hiroyuki Okiura
Director
Yoshikatsu Fujiki
Kazuki Fuse (voice)
Sumi Mutoh
Kei Amamiya (voice)
Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Atsushi Henmi (voice)
Kohsei Hirota
Bunmei Muroto (voice)
Yukihiro Yoshida
Hajime Handa (voice)
Ryuichi Horibe
Shiro Tatsumi (voice)
Eri Sendai
Agawa Nanao (voice)
Kenji Nakagawa
Isao Aniya (voice)
Tamio Ohki
Capital Police Member (voice)
Shinnosuke Furumoto
Additional Voices (voice)
Ginzo Matsuo
Additional Voices (voice)
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