国会議事堂
During the era of high economic growth, the Metropolitan Police ("Shutokei" in Japanese, a.k.a. "Capital Police" or "CAPO" in the English adaptation) was born to battle against the anti-government military forces. Especially the conflict between the Special Armed Garrison of the M.P. called "Tokki-tai" was extraordinarily violent. This coloured introductive chapter provides a historical, political and social background of the post-World War II parallel universe Japan. Therefore the building of the Tokyo Tower (1957~1958) as well as the communist students and activists-led (Zengakuren) anti Japan-US Security Treaty protests in front of the National Diet Building (1960) - replaced by fictitious anti Weimar Establishment movement - were both removed from the English adaptation. The Prologue was replaced by a single page synopsis without any illustration nor actual reference to Japan (known as "the country") and its military occupation (1945~1952) by Germany (replacing the United States). William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" quote "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war" was kept though. However, the Prologue was included in "Jin-Roh"'s opening and it was later detailed in Mamoru Oshii's animated feature "Tachiguishi-Retsuden".