Kerberos Panzer Jäger


Kerberos Panzer Jäger is a 2006 radio drama series written by Japanese filmmaker and novelist Mamoru Oshii. It first aired in Nippon Cultural Broadcasting.

Story

Background information

Kerberos Panzer Jager is part of the Kerberos Saga multimedia franchise. While most of the saga's installments concern the downfall of the Tokyo police's armored Kerberos Unit, Kerberos Panzer Jager is a prequel set during an alternate World War II. In this timeline, the United States remained isolationist, refusing to enter the war, while the Empire of Japan allied itself with Britain and France against Nazi Germany. In this alternate timeline, Hitler has been successfully assassinated by Claus von Stauffenberg, leading to a purge of Nazi elements from the government. Advanced suits of powered armor, called 'Protect Gear', allow the Germans to win the Battle of Stalingrad. The term Panzer Jäger in the title refers not to tank-hunter units, as in real life, but to these armored infantry units, whose equipment goes on to form the basis for the Kerberos Unit's armor in later installments.

Plot

In September 1942, Captain Maki Stauffenberg, in command of the 808th Propagandakompanie, leaves Warsaw station on an armored train to start her long journey into Soviet territory. A filmmaker originally affiliated with UFA GmBH, she has been tasked with creating a propaganda film about the exploits of the 101st Panzer Jäger Battalion. Tainted by association with the displaced Nazi regime, the 101st has been committed to bloody frontline battles against the Soviets without respite, achieving stunning combat results in the process. However, Maki Stauffenberg, the half-Japanese niece of Hitler's killer, has taken on the mission for her own reasons.

Characters

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

Chapters

Interview program

  • 2006.04.26: Interview Part.1: Radio drama's appeal
  • 2006.04.26: Interview Part.2: Listeners questions about Kerberos Panzer Jäger
  • 2006.04.26: 'Kenji Kawai & Mamoru Oshii'''''

Drama program

Act I: Armoured Train

Act II: Panzer Jäger

  • 2006.08.30: Vol.1: Die Langen Kerle Potsdam
  • 2006.09.27: 'Vol.2: Die Dritte Armee'''''

Act III: Blitzkrieg

  • 2006.11.10: Vol.1: Blumenkrieg
  • 2006.11.24: 'Vol.2: Westaufklärung'''''

Act IV: Barbarossa

  • 2007.01.12: 'Vol.1: Säuberung'''''

Licensed products

Books

  • 2007.04: 'Kerberos Panzer Jäger Official Guide Book'''''

Production

Cast

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
  • 音楽制作: 安田玲子 /　仲野智子　/ 奥澤麻由美 /　大久保絵美
  • 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

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 / 長谷部智子 / 見留由紀

Musical theme

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