# The Red Spectacles (1987)

> An exiled Kerberos operative wanders through a surreal 1995 dystopia where noir intrigue, political paranoia, and dark comedy blur the boundary between nightmare and society.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18725

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Mystery, Crime
- Director: Mamoru Oshii
- Cast: Shigeru Chiba, Machiko Washio, Hideyuki Tanaka, Tessyo Genda, Mako Hyodo, Yasuo Otsuka, Hirô Oikawa, Takashi Kanematsu
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0228456/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: surreal, darkly comic, paranoid, cult cinema night, late night viewing

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