Kazuki Fuse
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Kazuki Fuse is a fictional character from the animated movie entitled Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
. He is also the story's main character and protagonist.
takes places in an alternate, Post-WWII Japan based on Mamoru Oshii
's vision. Japan has been occupied by Nazi Germany
during ten years, leaving behind a legacy of chaos. A group of guerrilla revolutionaries known as The Sect
, conduct various terrorist activities, most notably their use of young girls known as Little Red Riding Hoods
, or simply "Red Riding Hoods," as suicide bombers. These guerrillas are kept under control by the government's counter-terrorist group - The Capitol Police's (CAPO) Special Unit. These are highly trained officers who wear full body armor called Protect-Gears and usually wield MG42
machine guns. One of these special unit officers from 1st Assault Platoon - Panzer Cops encounters a "Red Riding Hood." He has a clear opening to fire but since the girl is unarmed he feels reluctant to shoot. The young girl then detonates her bomb as one of his fellow officers leaps to his rescue, tackling Fuse down and preventing anything more serious than bruising and a concussion. Having witnessed the girl commit suicide, he is plagued by visions of her death. Fuse then goes on a search to find out who she is, only to find a girl who looks nearly identical to her and also claims to be the dead girl's sister. The two seem to be very fond of one another despite the fact that both of them are hiding their own little secrets.
(巡査, junsa) Kazuki Fuse is a member of the Metropolitan Police (首都警, shutokei) - renamed "Capital Police" in the English adaptation - Special Armed Garrison (特機隊, tokki-tai), known as "Kerberos
". He is first introduced in the beginning of the movie as he encounters a bomb courrier child or "Little Red Riding Hood
" (赤ずきん akazukin). Gun drawn, he finds himself unable to pull the trigger. The little girl, cornered, pulls the pin on the bomb and detonates it in front of Kazuki. A member of Kazuki's squad tackled him into the sewer water to avoid a more serious injury. He came out of the situation with a few bruises and a slight concussion. His most prominent after-effects are his frequent thoughts and visions about the dead girl. Since he did not fire, he was brought before the National Public Safety Commission
to determine why he did not take the shot. Due to this fact, he is seen as a scapegoat and was sent back to the Kerberos Academy for retraining where he shows his skills. Plagued by these re-plays of the events of that day, Kazuki seems urged to find out the girl's true identity, later revealed to be Nanami Agawa. His search brings him to the girl's gravesite where he find another young lady who is seemingly mourning her death. The girl, later revealed as Kei Amemiya, informs him "that there is nothing that the special forces can do to her now." Kazuki and Kei leave Nanami's gravesite and walked alongside a river.
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After a brief conversation, where she reveals she's the dead girl's elder sister, Kei gives Kazuki and book entitled "Rotkäppchen." This book is a darker, more horrific tale of Little Red Riding Hood
in which a girl is deceived by a wolf, much like the children story counterpart, into eating her mother's flesh and drinking her mother's blood. Kazuki takes the book with him and reads it. This concept of the Brothers Grimm
version of the story becomes a major influence of the story as Kei and Kazuki (comes in later) tell the gruesome tale as their story of love, affection, and deception unfolds. Kazuki is metaphorically the wolf and Kei is Red Riding Hood which explains their destiny. The two go on dates and seemingly have a good time. Kei and Kazuki grow closer and closer to each other throughout the story. Kazuki has nightmares about the incident in the sewers where he didn't shoot and watches the little girl morph into a fleeing Kei who has been caught and devoured by a pack of wolves (also a hint to the Brothers Grimm adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood and Kazuki being the "wolf" in this story).
(自治警・公安部, jichikei kohan-tai) and Kei called Kazuki. She informs him that strange men are following her. Kazuki sneaks into the place Kei is at, taking out a few Self-Police Public Security Bureau agents along the way. He seizes Kei and the two make their escape. They eventually throw off their enemies and make their way to a closed department store's amusement park, the same one they were at earlier in the movie on a date. There it was depicted that the two had more than just a friend relationship but actually loved each other. Kei wanted to leave Japan with Kazuki to start a new life but he declined, saying "...I still have somethings I must take care of." They made their way to the sewers where Kazuki and Kei meet up with other members of the Jin-Roh cell who give him a full set of Protect Gear, led by Hachiro Tobe. Kei finds out that Kazuki knew everything from the beginning due to Jin-Roh's true nature - a counter-intelligence
cell - and allowed everything to happen. Before he leaves to face the Metropolitan Police Public Security Division agents, she screams and weeps, telling him that she wanted to be together with him in death and that she wanted a place in his heart. Kazuki wielded the standard MG42
as he battled the members of the Public Security Division, killing all that he came across. He comes across to their leader, his own academy mate Atsushi Henmi, whom he also viciously kills.
Jin-Roh
is a 1999 Japanese animated feature film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura. The film is the third adaptation of Mamoru Oshii's Kerberos saga manga, Ken-Roh Densetsu, after The Red Spectacles released in 1987 and StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops released in 1991 in Japanese theaters.The film takes place in...
. He is also the story's main character and protagonist.
Plot
Jin-RohJin-Roh
is a 1999 Japanese animated feature film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura. The film is the third adaptation of Mamoru Oshii's Kerberos saga manga, Ken-Roh Densetsu, after The Red Spectacles released in 1987 and StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops released in 1991 in Japanese theaters.The film takes place in...
takes places in an alternate, Post-WWII Japan based on Mamoru Oshii
Mamoru Oshii
Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of popular anime, including Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Ghost in the Shell, and Patlabor 2...
's vision. Japan has been occupied by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
during ten years, leaving behind a legacy of chaos. A group of guerrilla revolutionaries known as The Sect
Sect
A sect is a group with distinctive religious, political or philosophical beliefs. Although in past it was mostly used to refer to religious groups, it has since expanded and in modern culture can refer to any organization that breaks away from a larger one to follow a different set of rules and...
, conduct various terrorist activities, most notably their use of young girls known as Little Red Riding Hoods
Kerberos saga characters
This is a character guide to the radio drama, film, manga and anime works Kerberos saga . Characters are sorted by organizations or groups according to the original works...
, or simply "Red Riding Hoods," as suicide bombers. These guerrillas are kept under control by the government's counter-terrorist group - The Capitol Police's (CAPO) Special Unit. These are highly trained officers who wear full body armor called Protect-Gears and usually wield MG42
MG42
The MG 42 is a 7.9mm universal machine gun that was developed in Nazi Germany and entered service with the Wehrmacht in 1942...
machine guns. One of these special unit officers from 1st Assault Platoon - Panzer Cops encounters a "Red Riding Hood." He has a clear opening to fire but since the girl is unarmed he feels reluctant to shoot. The young girl then detonates her bomb as one of his fellow officers leaps to his rescue, tackling Fuse down and preventing anything more serious than bruising and a concussion. Having witnessed the girl commit suicide, he is plagued by visions of her death. Fuse then goes on a search to find out who she is, only to find a girl who looks nearly identical to her and also claims to be the dead girl's sister. The two seem to be very fond of one another despite the fact that both of them are hiding their own little secrets.
The beginning
Police OfficerPolice officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
(巡査, junsa) Kazuki Fuse is a member of the Metropolitan Police (首都警, shutokei) - renamed "Capital Police" in the English adaptation - Special Armed Garrison (特機隊, tokki-tai), known as "Kerberos
Cerberus
Cerberus , or Kerberos, in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed hound which guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping...
". He is first introduced in the beginning of the movie as he encounters a bomb courrier child or "Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood, also known as Little Red Cap, is a French fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. The story has been changed considerably in its history and subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings....
" (赤ずきん akazukin). Gun drawn, he finds himself unable to pull the trigger. The little girl, cornered, pulls the pin on the bomb and detonates it in front of Kazuki. A member of Kazuki's squad tackled him into the sewer water to avoid a more serious injury. He came out of the situation with a few bruises and a slight concussion. His most prominent after-effects are his frequent thoughts and visions about the dead girl. Since he did not fire, he was brought before the National Public Safety Commission
National Public Safety Commission (Japan)
The is a Japanese Cabinet Office commission. It is headquartered in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office at 2-1-2 Kasumigasaeki in Chiyoda, Tokyo....
to determine why he did not take the shot. Due to this fact, he is seen as a scapegoat and was sent back to the Kerberos Academy for retraining where he shows his skills. Plagued by these re-plays of the events of that day, Kazuki seems urged to find out the girl's true identity, later revealed to be Nanami Agawa. His search brings him to the girl's gravesite where he find another young lady who is seemingly mourning her death. The girl, later revealed as Kei Amemiya, informs him "that there is nothing that the special forces can do to her now." Kazuki and Kei leave Nanami's gravesite and walked alongside a river.
Brothers Grimm Adaptation
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood, also known as Little Red Cap, is a French fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. The story has been changed considerably in its history and subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings....
in which a girl is deceived by a wolf, much like the children story counterpart, into eating her mother's flesh and drinking her mother's blood. Kazuki takes the book with him and reads it. This concept of the Brothers Grimm
Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm , Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm , were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who collected folklore and published several collections of it as Grimm's Fairy Tales, which became very popular...
version of the story becomes a major influence of the story as Kei and Kazuki (comes in later) tell the gruesome tale as their story of love, affection, and deception unfolds. Kazuki is metaphorically the wolf and Kei is Red Riding Hood which explains their destiny. The two go on dates and seemingly have a good time. Kei and Kazuki grow closer and closer to each other throughout the story. Kazuki has nightmares about the incident in the sewers where he didn't shoot and watches the little girl morph into a fleeing Kei who has been caught and devoured by a pack of wolves (also a hint to the Brothers Grimm adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood and Kazuki being the "wolf" in this story).
Lambs To The Slaughter
It was later revealed that Kei Amemiya was in fact not Nanami Agawa's sister but a former "Little Red Riding Hood" and a honey trap acting under the orders of the Special Armed Garrison's rival Public Security Division (首都警・公安部, shutokei kohan-tai). A trap is then set up with the Self-Police's own Public Security BureauTokyo Metropolitan Police Department Public Security Bureau
The is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in charge of public security with jurisdiction over Tokyo metropolis. It has a force of more than 2,000 officers....
(自治警・公安部, jichikei kohan-tai) and Kei called Kazuki. She informs him that strange men are following her. Kazuki sneaks into the place Kei is at, taking out a few Self-Police Public Security Bureau agents along the way. He seizes Kei and the two make their escape. They eventually throw off their enemies and make their way to a closed department store's amusement park, the same one they were at earlier in the movie on a date. There it was depicted that the two had more than just a friend relationship but actually loved each other. Kei wanted to leave Japan with Kazuki to start a new life but he declined, saying "...I still have somethings I must take care of." They made their way to the sewers where Kazuki and Kei meet up with other members of the Jin-Roh cell who give him a full set of Protect Gear, led by Hachiro Tobe. Kei finds out that Kazuki knew everything from the beginning due to Jin-Roh's true nature - a counter-intelligence
Counter-intelligence
Counterintelligence or counter-intelligence refers to efforts made by intelligence organizations to prevent hostile or enemy intelligence organizations from successfully gathering and collecting intelligence against them. National intelligence programs, and, by extension, the overall defenses of...
cell - and allowed everything to happen. Before he leaves to face the Metropolitan Police Public Security Division agents, she screams and weeps, telling him that she wanted to be together with him in death and that she wanted a place in his heart. Kazuki wielded the standard MG42
MG42
The MG 42 is a 7.9mm universal machine gun that was developed in Nazi Germany and entered service with the Wehrmacht in 1942...
as he battled the members of the Public Security Division, killing all that he came across. He comes across to their leader, his own academy mate Atsushi Henmi, whom he also viciously kills.