Mamoru Oshii’s independent dystopian neo-noir will be shown in North America for the first time in its 38-year history as part of Beyond Fest’s 2025 line-up. The all-new 4K transfer, which was the result of an incredibly successful campaign led by Granate Co. Ltd., is scheduled to immerse viewers into the surreal world of the Kerberos Saga on September 25th at 9:30pm. For more about this wonderful transfer, we have followed its development extensively here on Kaiju United.
As previously stated in our previous coverage regarding Godzilla: Final Wars at the festival, the film will be shown alongside 8 world premieres, and 5 North American premieres, with appearances from other beloved filmmakers, such as John Carpenter and Guillermo del Toro.
From Beyond Fest:
“Mamoru Oshii’s (GHOST IN THE SHELL) first live-action feature is a delirious fusion of science fiction, film noir, and political satire. Returning to Tokyo years after a failed rebellion by his elite Kerberos police unit, Kōichi Todome finds a city warped beyond recognition: a paranoid surveillance state where noodle stands are illegal, loyalties shift like shadows, and reality itself seems to fray. Bleak, absurd, and hallucinatory, THE RED SPECTACLES launches Oshii’s legendary Kerberos Saga with a heady mix of dystopian intrigue and surreal black comedy.”
The Red Spectacles is being brought to Beyond Fest thanks to the distribution of Small Sensations, and in DCP format. For the first time ever, fans of Mamoru Oshii will get to bear witness to the very classic that had brought upon this beloved multimedia franchise, including the 1999 animated feature Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. Tickets are available now!
