While Waiting for the Red Spectacles


While Waiting for the Red Spectacles is a 1987 radio drama written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. The music is composed and performed by Kenji Kawai.
It was released in 2000 as a limited CD drama bundled with ] edition.

Kerberos saga

Kerberos

Primarily, the term kerberos is a reference to Hades' three-headed watchdog of hell in the Greek mythology. It is also used to designate the Panzer Cops.

Tachiguishi

As tachigui professionals, the legendary Fast Food Grifters have the privilege to eat in stand-and-eat street restaurants without paying.

Live-action film sequel (1987)

The Red Spectacles was released in Japanese theaters the following month.

Manga adaptation (1999)

The Fast Food Grifter assassination episode which led to both the Metropolitan Police's dismantlement order and the Kerberos Riot is portrayed in Kerberos Panzer Cop: Conclusion's Act 6.

Novel spin-off (2004)

Tachiguishi-Retsuden was written by Mamoru Oshii in 2004. It extends the Tachigui arc introduced in While Waiting for the Red Spectacles.

Story

Chronicles

Kerberos saga historical background and significant dates in both the real and fictitious history.

Plot

The narration is about events happening to Koichi Todome while exiled from Japan after the Kerberos Riot, before Inui came to Taiwan seeking for him. The portrayed events can be localized in the saga's timeline between the prologue of The Red Spectacles and StrayDog.
In 1999, 3rd night: Story of the incident of Fast Food Grifter Cold Badger Masa's clubbing to death was adapted in comic to become Kerberos Panzer Cop Act 6.

Track listing

The drama was broadcast on Radio Nihon in January 1987, one month before the release of The Red Spectacles. In September 2000, it was released as a CD drama bundled with the Kerberos Panzer Cop: Complete Book manga.
The two musical themes were released, in 2003, in Kenji Kawai's "Cinema Anthology" audio CD boxset.

Production

Cast