Kerberos Panzer Jäger

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Kerberos Panzer Jäger (ケルベロス 鋼鉄の猟犬, Keruberosu kōtetsu no ryōken) is a 2006 radio drama series based on a story written by Japanese filmmaker and novelist Mamoru Oshii. It is monthly broadcasted since April on Bunka Houso Kabushiki Gaisha's JOQR Radio station.

Contents 1 Title 2 Kerberos saga 2.1 Kerberos 2.2 Protect-Gear 2.3 Jäger 2.4 Prequel (1999) 2.5 Anime adaptation project (2009) 2.6 Short bootleg (2005) 3 Story 3.1 Chronicles 3.2 Prologue 3.3 Plot 3.4 Characters 3.5 Historical similarities 4 Chapters 4.1 Interview program 4.2 Drama program 4.2.1 Act I: Armoured Train 4.2.2 Act II: Panzer Jäger 4.2.3 Act III: Electric Shock Battle 4.2.4 Act IV: Barbarossa 5 Production 5.1 Cast 5.2 Production staff 5.3 Recording staff 5.4 Musical theme 6 See also 7 Notes 8 Sources 9 External links

[edit] Title

Kerberos Panzer Jäger, the official international title, can be translated to English as "Hellhound Armored Hunter", with "jäger" being the German word for "hunter". ケルベロス 鋼鉄の猟犬 is Japanese for "Kerberos Steel Hunting Dog".

[edit] Kerberos saga

[edit] 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.

[edit] Protect-Gear

The Protect-Gear is the full body armour used by both the Kerberos Panzer Cop and Kerberos Panzer Jäger assault units. Various types are used within the saga.

[edit] Jäger

Jäger is a German military term for light infantry. There is a "Panzerjäger"- team in every squad of german infantry units. They are specially equipped with anti-tank weapons. In Kerberos Panzer Cop, the Panzer Jäger unit is part of the Ground Self-Defense Force (陸上自衛隊).

[edit] Prequel (1999)

The Kerberos Panzer Jäger characters made their first appearance in 1999, in Kerberos Panzer Cop: Conclusion's Act 5 "War Dogs".

[edit] Anime adaptation project (2009)

On late May 2006, Mamoru Oshi has officially unveiled his plan to direct an anime feature of the German Kerberos blitzkrieg narrated in Kerberos Panzer Jäger ^[1].

Since recreating a such battle is extremely ambitious, the Japanese director doesn't plan to produce his project until 2009. In order to help the dramatization of the epic battle, the movie will heavily use 3DCG.

[edit] Short bootleg (2005)

A 2005 young freelance director's short film, also based on 3DCG and really similar to the Kerberos Panzer Jäger story, was showcased at the Kerberos saga radio drama series launch party as a trailer ^[2].

[edit] Story

[edit] Chronicles

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

[edit] Prologue

The plot of Kerberos Panzer Jäger is based on the popular Kerberos saga which started in 1987 as the black and white live-action feature film The Red Spectacles.

This 2006 extension explores the European, military, origins of the Kerberos Panzer Cops, the German troopers known as Kerberos Panzer Jäger. The story is mainly set on the "Eastern Front", in East Europe, during the 1940s, with the German fighting the Soviet and eventually defeating them at the 1942 Battle of Stalingrad, creating a paradox and a major change in the course of History leading to the parallel world portrayed in the Kerberos saga.

[edit] Plot

September 1942, German Captain Maki Stauffenberg in command of the 808th Propagandakompanie (Ärmelstreifen des Heeres) leaves the Warsaw station to start his long journey into the Sovietic mainland.

His duty in the Propagandakompanie sends him from a front to another one, conveying up-to-date informations to both militarymen and civilians. But his real mission is to secretly store and transport Protect-Gears parts for the 101st Panzer Company fighting in the fierce battle of Stalingrad.

Captain Maki must join Warsaw to Stalingrad in an armoured train who does not have a mere window for maximum security. If successful, his secret mission, and long travel into the Far East, might change both the tide of the battle and the course of History.

[edit] Characters

• Captain Maki Stauffenberg
• Sergeant Major Hollerbach
• Corporal Lauth
• Captain Deisler
• Major Klose
• Sergeant Beinlich
• Sergeant Kahn

[edit] Historical similarities

Kerberos Panzer Jäger	Images of the Last Battalion	History
101st Panzer Company	SS Panzer Battalion (Normandy)	101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
Army Group North/Center/South	-	Barbarossa Army Group North/Center/South
Cpt. Maki Stauffenberg	-	Col. Claus von Stauffenberg

Claus von Stauffenberg was the German colonel who failed to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944 delivering him a bomb.

[edit] Chapters

[edit] Interview program

• 2006.04.26: Interview Part.1: Radio drama's appeal

(ラジオドラマの魅力を探る)

• 2006.04.26: Interview Part.2: Listeners questions about Kerberos Panzer Jäger

(ケルベロス鋼鉄の猟犬)を語る

• 2006.04.26: Kenji Kawai & Mamoru Oshii

(川井憲次×押井守)

[edit] Drama program

[edit] Act I: Armoured Train

(装甲列車編, Ōkō ressha hen)

• 2006.04.31: Vol.1: Propagandakompanie (Propaganda Company)

(宣伝中隊, Senden chūtai)

• 2006.06.28: Vol.2: Kursk

(クルスク, Kurusuku)

• 2006.07.26: Vol.3: Kriegspferd (Charger)

(軍馬, Gunba)

[edit] Act II: Panzer Jäger

(装甲猟兵, Ōkō ryoū tsuwamono)

• 2006.08.30: Vol.1: Die GigantSoldaten Potsdam (Potsdam Giant Guards)

(ポツダムの巨人兵, Potsudamu no kyojin tsuwamono)

• 2006.09.27: Vol.2: Das Dritte Armee (The Third Army)

(第三の軍隊, Daisan no -)

[edit] Act III: Electric Shock Battle

(電撃戦, Dengeki ikusa)

• 2006.11.10: Vol.1: Blumenkrieg (Flowery War)

(花の戦争, -)

• 2006.11.24: Vol.2: StudiumWesten (Study of the West)

(西方研究, -)

[edit] Act IV: Barbarossa

(バルバロッサ, barubarossa)

• 2007.01.12: Vol.1: Sauberung (Purge)

(粛清, -)

[edit] Production

[edit] Cast

• Yoshiko Sakakibara: Cpt. Maki Stauffenberg (マキ・シュタウフェンヴェルク大尉)
• Michihiro Ikemizu: Sgt. Major Hollerbach (ホラーバッハ曹長)
• Yuya Uchida: Cpl. Lauth (ラウト伍長)
• Masashi Ebara: Cpt. Deisler (ダイスラー大尉)
• Ikuya Sawaki: Mjr. Klose (クローゼ少佐)
• Tetsuo Goto: Sgt. Beinlich (バインリヒ軍曹)
• Otoya Kawano Sgt. Kahn (カーン軍曹)

[edit] Production staff

• Original story / Scenario / Director: Mamoru Oshii
• Music: Kenji Kawai
• Sound director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
• Recording: 宮澤二郎
• Effects: 伊藤道広 (Soundring)
• 音楽制作: 安田玲子 /　仲野智子　/ 奥澤麻由美 /　大久保絵美 (Aube Inc.)
• 音響制作担当: 好永伸恵
• 音響制作: フォニシア
• 録音Studio: Tokyo TV Center
• Supervisor: 小泉聰

[edit] Recording staff

• Recording Engineer: Kitagawa Teruaki /　Kyouhei Fukushiro
• Strings: 内田輝 Group　
• A.Piano: Tohru Shigemi
• Keyboards: Kenji Kawai
• Recording studio: 一口坂 Studio /　Aube Studio /　i@ Recording Studio
• Assistant Engineer: 山本篤士 /　中田武士 /　菊地和孝 (一口坂 Studio) / 長谷部智子 (Aube Studio) / 見留由紀 (i@ Recording Studio)

[edit] Musical theme

• Die Antwort ("the answer"):

Composer:　Paolo Bozzola

Arrangement:　Kenji Kawai

Vocal:　Akane Kawabe

[edit] See also

• Battle of Stalingrad
• Operation Barbarossa

[edit] Notes

[edit] Sources

• Kerberos Panzer Jäger official website (Japanese)
• Kerberos Panzer Jäger@Raiden Kinema channel 2 (kinema) (Japanese)
• Kerberos Panzer Jäger@Raiden Kinema channel 9 (archives) (Japanese)
• Mamoru Oshii's official website (Japanese)
• Kenji Kawai's official website (Japanese/English)
• JOQR Radio (Japanese)
• Images of the Last Battalion@Digital Frontier Grand Prix 2005 (Japanese)
• DCAJ Digital Contents Association of Japan (Japanese/English)
• Digital Hollywood (Japanese)
• Axis Animation (English)
• Watch Impress (Japanese)

[edit] External links

• Keruberosu Koutetsu No Ryōken Gaisetsu Wiki (Japanese)
• Kerberos saga official website (Japanese)

Kerberos saga by Mamoru Oshii

KERBEROS ARC | While Waiting For The Red Spectacles (1987) | The Red Spectacles (1987) | Kerberos Panzer Cop (1988) | StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991) | Jin-Roh (1999) | Kerberos Saga: Rainy Dogs (2003) | Kerberos Panzer Jäger (2006) | Kerberos & Tachiguishi (2006) TACHIGUISHI ARC | Hisatsu! Tachigui Wars!! (1984) | Tachiguishi-Retsuden (2004) | Onna Tachiguishi-Retsuden (2006) KERBEROS FILES | Saga | Chronicles | Characters | Protect-Gear | Weapons | Vehicles