Is The Red Spectacles sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Red Spectacles scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Red Spectacles end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Red Spectacles violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Red Spectacles easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Red Spectacles

Name: The Red Spectacles
Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1987
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Shigeru Chiba, Machiko Washio, Hideyuki Tanaka, Tessyo Genda, Mako Hyodo

What dream are you welcoming?

Directed by Mamoru Oshii

Produced by Omnibus Promotion Requiem Studio

1987116 min6.5 / 10

A surreal, darkly comic neo-noir mystery about displacement and fate, where a disbanded agent navigates a transformed world through dreamlike, ambiguous encounters.

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.

Clusters

Dark Comedy Nightmares Media and Communication Devices Comedy And Satire Art and Philosophy Movements Film Genres and Movements

Genres

Science Fiction Mystery Crime

Keywords

Dark Comedy Suitcase Surrealism Food Poisoning Neo-noir

Questions people ask

Is The Red Spectacles sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Red Spectacles scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Does The Red Spectacles end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Red Spectacles violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Red Spectacles easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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