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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

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Anime Poster

Country	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan
Directed by	Hiroyuki Okiura
Release Date	November 17, 1999
Language	Japanese
Studio	Production I.G
Distributor	Bandai Visual

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade is the third film entry in the Kerberos Saga, an alternate history political thriller series by Mamoru Oshii (Director of Ghost in the Shell and The Sky Crawlers). Set in the 1950s, Jin-Roh depicts a history where the United States chose not to intervene in either World War, Japan sided with the Allies, and Germany defeated and occupied Japan for nearly 10 years, leaving the country in a state of political turmoil.

To cope with the increase in anti-government movements, the Japanese government founds the Special Armed Garrison, more commonly known as "Kerberos". The Kerberos squad consists of highly trained, heavily armed soldiers who utilize special suits of armor known as "Protect Gear", and is tasked with quelling anti-government movements through lethal force.

While the last film in the franchise, Jin-Roh actually takes place first, depicting the events leading up to the "Kerberos Riot", an incident in which the Kerberos Squad is ordered to disband and refuse to do so, resulting in a bloody confrontation between the Kerberos Units and the Tokyo Capital Police. The other two films in the franchise, The Red Spectacles and Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops, depict the aftermath of the Kerberos Riot.

A South Korean live-action adaptation was released in 2018, titled Illang: The Wolf Brigade, which updates the setting to a Korean one.

A note on the dates: The Kerberos Riot, and thus the events in Jin-Roh, were originally set during the mid- to late-1980's. The Kerberos Saga timeline was retconned after the release of Jin-Roh.

The following weapons were used in the anime film Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade:

Handguns

Mauser C96

The Mauser C96 is used by Kerberos Squad as their standard sidearm. A close examination reveals that the hammer does not have a hole. Mauser manufactured such models before 1899 (known as "cone hammer" early types). In the movie, this weapon is either based on the old design, or it has been redesigned with a hole-less hammer.

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+|distributor=Bandai Visual
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+'''''Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade''''' is the third film entry in the ''Kerberos Saga'', an alternate history political thriller series by Mamoru Oshii (Director of ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' and ''[[Sky Crawlers, The|The Sky Crawlers]]''). Set in the 1950s, ''Jin-Roh'' depicts a history where the United States chose not to intervene in either World War, Japan sided with the Allies, and Germany defeated and occupied Japan for nearly 10 years, leaving the country in a state of political turmoil.
-== PPSh-41 ==
+To cope with the increase in anti-government movements, the Japanese government founds the Special Armed Garrison, more commonly known as "Kerberos". The Kerberos squad consists of highly trained, heavily armed soldiers who utilize special suits of armor known as "Protect Gear", and is tasked with quelling anti-government movements through lethal force.
-== Sten submachine gun ==
+While the last film in the franchise, ''Jin-Roh'' actually takes place first, depicting the events leading up to the "Kerberos Riot", an incident in which the Kerberos Squad is ordered to disband and refuse to do so, resulting in a bloody confrontation between the Kerberos Units and the Tokyo Capital Police. The other two films in the franchise, ''[[Red Spectacles, The|The Red Spectacles]]'' and ''[[Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops]]'', depict the aftermath of the Kerberos Riot.
-== Bergmann MP18 ==
+A South Korean live-action adaptation was released in 2018, titled ''[[Illang: The Wolf Brigade]]'', which updates the setting to a Korean one.
-== Nambu pistol ==
+''A note on the dates: The Kerberos Riot, and thus the events in ''Jin-Roh'', were originally set during the mid- to late-1980's. The ''Kerberos Saga'' timeline was retconned after the release of ''Jin-Roh''.''
-== Walther P38 ==
+{{Anime Film Title}}
-== Schmeisser MP40 ==
+__TOC__<br clear=all>
-== Mauser Kar98k ==
+=Handguns=
+==Mauser C96==
+The [[Mauser C96]] is used by Kerberos Squad as their standard sidearm. A close examination reveals that the hammer does not have a hole. Mauser manufactured such models before 1899 (known as "cone hammer" early types). In the movie, this weapon is either based on the old design, or it has been redesigned with a hole-less hammer.
+[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
+[[Image:C96STOCK.jpg|thumb|none|400px|C96 "Broomhandle" Mauser fitted with holster/stock combo - 7.63x25mm.]]
+[[Image:jinroh085020-c96.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Fuse practicing with a C96 at the shooting range]]
+[[Image:jinroh132919-c96karbine.jpg|600px|thumb|none|An unnamed Kerberos member with a C96 with the optional stock attachment]]
-== Walther PPK (or other variant) ==
+==Walther PPK==
+Fuse owns a [[Walther PP Pistol Series|Walther PPK]] which he keeps hidden in a book. This is likely a personal gun.
+[[Image:Walther-PPK.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Walther PPK - 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]]
+[[Image:jinroh087941-ppk.jpg‎|600px|thumb|none|Fuse's Walther PPK]]
-== Mauser C96 ==
+==Walther P38==
+A Henmi is seen using a [[Walther P38]] during the film's finale.
+[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther P38 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:jinroh118306-p38.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Henmi with the P38.]]
+[[Image:jinroh123394-p38.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another shot with the P38.]]
-== Sturmgewehr 44 ==
+==Leuchtpistole==
+During the finale, a Henmi shoots Fuse with a [[Kampfpistole Z#Leuchtpistole|Leuchtpistole]] loaded with a HE round.
+[[File:Pistol German WW2 flare gun 'Leuchtpistole' Heeresmodell 1934, Code 'S-1938'.jpg |thumb|none|350px|Leuchtpistole - 26.65mm]]
+[[Image:jinroh125875-flare.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Aiming the Leuchtpistole.]]
-== FG42 type I ==
+=Submachine Guns=
+==PPSh-41==
+The [[PPSh-41]] is used by the "Sect" members in the opening sequence.
+[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
+[[Image:jinroh016566-ppsh_panzerfaust.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A Sect guerrilla with the PPSh-41.]]
-== MG42 ==
+==Sten Mk. II==
+Several members of the "Sect" can be seen carrying [[Sten|Sten Mk II]] submachine guns.
+[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9mm Parabellum]]
+[[Image:jinroh013764-sten.jpg|600px|thumb|none|"Sect" member carrying a Sten.]]
+[[Image:jinroh-sten2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The member with the Sten.]]
-== Walther Leup 42 (flare pistol) ==
+==Bergmann MP18==
+A member of the "Sect" is seen carrying a [[Bergmann MP18]], a relatively high-end weapon compared to his comrades' armaments. That weapon was quite expensive to make and it is likely that "Sect" captured it from a fallen soldier/police officer. The model is seen in "Jin Roh" is standard issue MP18/I - notice an angled magazine well (this is not a magazine!) that was used for snail-drum magazines, same as for Artillery Luger.
-== Panzerfaust 30 ==
+[[File:MP18.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Bergmann MP18/I - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:jinroh-mp18.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Close up of the MP18.]]
+[[Image:jinroh018389-mp18.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Bergmann MP18 slung on a Sect guerrilla's left shoulder.]]
-== Molotov cocktail ==
+==MP40==
+The [[MP40]] is used by the Capital Police on several occasions.
+[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:jinroh090293-mp40.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Fuse takes a MP40 off of a fallen police officer]]
+[[Image:jinroh-mp40_1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|He charge the MP40.]]
+[[Image:jinroh-mp40_2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A Policer officer with the smg.]]
-== Teargas riot gun ==
+==MP41==
+The [[MP40#MP41|MP41]] is used by the Capital Police during their search for Fuse in the sewers. In reality the MP41 was used by the German Police until the end of World War II, which explains why it is used in "Jin Roh" in a similar application.
+[[Image:Mp41-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|MP41 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:jinroh-mp41.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A Police officer gets out a VW ''Käfer'' with his MP41.]]
+[[Image:jinroh118924-mp41.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Capital Police officers with the MP41 during a sewer raid.]]
+[[File:JR sewer ambush.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MP41s fired at Fuse. They're unfortunate that he has his armor on.]]
-== Handmade bomb ==
+=Rifles=
+==Mauser Karabiner 98K==
+During the opening narration, several [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser Kar98k]] rifles can be seen in the slideshow depicting the alternate history behind the ''Kerberos Saga''. Some are seen with pro-communist guerrillas in the opening sequence and with Capital Police forces.
+[[File:Mauser 98K with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k with bayonet - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
+[[Image:jinroh-Kar1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A Wehrmacht soldier with a Kar98 with fixed bayonet during the opening.]]
+[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
+[[Image:JRWBKar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anarchist fires the 98K at security forces.]]
+[[Image:jinroh-Kar2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Close up of a Police officer's Kar98.]]
+==Sturmgewehr 44==
+Fuse and several other Kerberos members are seen using [[Sturmgewehr 44]] rifles on a target range.
+[[Image:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44 7.92x33mm]]
+[[Image:JRWBMP44.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kerberos officers firing the 44 at a shooting range.]]
+[[Image:JRWBMP44b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the officers with the 44.]]
+[[Image:JRWBMP44c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fuse firing the 44.]]
+==Haenel MKb 42(H)==
+During a training exercise, several Kerberos members in Protect Gear use [[Sturmgewehr 44|Haenel MKb 42(H)]] rifles loaded with rubber training bullets. These were prototypes of Sturmgewehr 44, relegated to training purposes.
+[[Image:German WW2 MP-44 copy Sport-Systeme Dittrich 'BD42(H)' designed from the MKB42(H).jpg|thumb|400px|none|Haenel MKb 42(H) - 7.92x33mm]]
+[[Image:jinroh50710-stg44t.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note white stripes on the magazines indicating that they do not contain live ammo.]]
+[[Image:jinroh54596-stg44t_bullet.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A closeup of rubber training bullet. Despite being non-lethal, one of the officers mentions how painful they are even while wearing Protect Gear.]]
+=Machine Guns=
+==MG42==
+The standard weapon of Kerberos members using Protect Gear is the [[MG42]] machine gun. As the Protect Gear severely limits the movement of someone wearing it in exchange for added protection, the MG42 provides a source of devastating firepower to compensate for a lack of mobility. One of the MG42's biggest drawbacks is its ammo capacity (a 50 to 250 round belt) compared to its rate of fire (1200 rounds per minute). The Protect Gear provides an interesting solution; a Kerberos member simply unloads the weapon upon contact with an enemy, cutting their target to shreds, then retrieves a fresh belt which is dispensed from the Protect Gear's backpack. The backpack also holds a spare/alternate barrel.
+*Trivia Note: The standard machine gun of the Kerberos Squad was originally the MG34, but was retconned as the MG42 in the second film, ''Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops''.
+[[Image:MG42Bipod.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 with bipod extended - 7.92mm Mauser]]
+[[Image:jinroh.jpg|600px|thumb|none|B&W photo of Kerberos with the MG42.]]
+[[Image:jinroh2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The MG42 fired at Sect guerrillas.]]
+[[Image:jinroh3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Fuse takes aim but refuses to shoot.]]
+[[Image:jinroh087053-mg42.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Fuse cleans and reassembles his MG42]]
+[[Image:jinroh087118-mg42.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Fuse reinserts the MG42's barrel]]
+==FG 42==
+The Kerberos members that Fuse meets within the sewers near the end of the film use [[FG 42/I]] machine guns. In other entries in the ''Kerberos Saga'', Kerberos members may opt to carry the FG42 in place of their standard MG42.
+[[Image:FG421stPattern.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|FG42, 1st pattern - 7.92x57mm Mauser‎]]
+[[Image:jinroh115873-fg42.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The FG42 machine gun being ported.]]
+=Lauchers=
+==Panzerfaust==
+A single "Sect" member is seen carrying a [[Panzerfaust]] recoilless gun.
+[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm warhead]]
+[[Image:jinroh013596-panzerfaust.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Panzerfaust carried by a "Sect" member]]
+[[Image:jinroh016566-ppsh_panzerfaust.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A Sect guerrilla with the Panzerfaust in his backpack]]
+==Gewehrgranatengerät==
+The [[Gewehrgranatengerät Rifle Grenade Launcher]] is mounted on a Kar98k used by a Police officer.
+[[File:Gewehrgranatgerat 41.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Gewehrgranatengerät, mounted on Karabiner 98k rifle]]
+[[Image:jinroh-ggg1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The officer gets in position in a sewer pipe which officers a good view of the grenade launcher.]]
+[[Image:jinroh-ggg2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|"''Take this!''".]]
+=Others=
+==Gas Riot Gun==
+Metropolitan Police anti-riot officers are seen using Gas Riot Guns during the opening sequence.
+[[Image:jinroh-gasgun.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Officers with the guns.]]
+==Wooden Pistol==
+A Wooden Pistol is seen with an unnamed Kerberos soldier while training with Fuse in karate.
+[[File:JR Wooden Pistol 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The wooden pistol aimed at Fuse during karate training.]]
+[[File:JR Wooden Pistol 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fuse proceeds to grab his sparring partner's right hand...]]
+[[File:JR Wooden Pistol 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|... and slams him down on the training mat.]]
+[[Category: Anime]]
+[[Category: Crime]]
+[[Category: Drama]]
+[[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]]
+[[Category:Mamoru Oshii]]
+[[Category:War]]
+[[Category:Thriller]]

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Handguns

Mauser C96

Walther PPK

Walther P38

Leuchtpistole

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

Sten Mk. II

Bergmann MP18

MP40

MP41

Rifles

Mauser Karabiner 98K

Sturmgewehr 44

Haenel MKb 42(H)

Machine Guns

MG42

FG 42

Lauchers

Panzerfaust

Gewehrgranatengerät

Others

Gas Riot Gun

Wooden Pistol

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