What’s a coup look like? For better or worse, we’ve had a number of answers to that question. In the world of 1989’s original Patlabor OVA, Mamoru Oshii imagined the long tail of American empire leaving Japan’s capitol wide open for a Christmas-time coup. SV2’s Longest Day (Part 1) is a tightly wound geopolitical thriller, full of shady g-men and conversations of few words and dire implications. And it’s just part one!Song: "Miraiha Lovers" performed by Hiroko Kasahara from Patlabor: The Early DaysShow notes:The Gangster's of CapitalismThe MacArthur'sThe Bonus ArmyBusiness plot
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