Abstract
Two otherwise diverse films, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999), a Japanese anime reflection on an apocalyptic past and present intended for adults, and Hoodwinked! (2005), a child-friendly film featuring Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother as cookie capitalists, share thematic connections to ATU 333 and crime and an animated format. Both also narrate different characters’ stories about criminal acts, invoking Kurosawa’s Rashômon (1950). This comparison fosters exploration of storytelling modes connecting fairy-tale, filmic, and legal discourses; how fairy-tale narrative contexts, performances, narrations, and texts relate to criminal justice rhetorics; and objectivist and postmodern viewpoints on narrative and truth.
Recommended Citation
Greenhill, Pauline and Kohm, Steven. "Hoodwinked! and Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade: Animated “Little Red Riding Hood” Films and the Rashômon Effect." Marvels & Tales 27.1 (2013). Web. <https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/marvels/vol27/iss1/5>.
