StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops, lit. "Kerberos: Watchdog of Hell" (ケルベロス 地獄の番犬, Keruberosu: Jigoku no Banken), a 1991 Japanese film directed by Mamoru Oshii and starring Shigeru Chiba and Yoshikatsu Fujiki. It is the second theatrical film related to the Kerberos saga manga Kerberos Panzer Cop. It was preceded by The Red Spectacles, released in 1987. The film is a prequel to The Red Spectacles. It was followed by Jin-Roh in 1999.
The film begins with the last stand of the Kerberos unit. After disobeying an order to disarm and disband, they have held out for an unspecified time: talk between the fatigued Kerberos cops suggests that they might have been stuck there for three days, three months, to three years. A power amplifier system issues orders for a final stand and for Koichi Todome, Midori Washio, and Soichiro Toribe to come to the central building. A Kerberos named Inui wanders through the halls of the Kerberos headquarters and then witnesses officer Koichi Todome boarding a helicopter. Angry, Inui feels betrayed by his master and asks why he's running away and not fighting until the end like he has ordered to his men. As the helicopter takes off, the army breach the headquarters.
When we met you had a straydog with you, tied on a
leash
you asked me to take you home, I said I could not
possibly do it,
'cause my parents wouldn't ever want
a straydog, filthy and full of fleas on their sofa
but I couldn't resist your brown eyes
so I took in both of you, I took in both of you
through the back door
you were a straydog yourself, you were found in the
park
looking hungry and lonely and beaten up,
I took you home, tied your wounds, gave you a warm bath
and two arms
to hold you through the night.
they say when a stray dog looks at you
in his brown eyes you can see his past, his gratitude
and unconditional love....and that's how you seemed to
look at me
that's how you seemed to look at me
that's how you seemed to look at me.
I had finally a friend to spend the winter with
you liked to play a lot and lick my salty tears
I even put you in my bed, much to my parents complaints
but soon you turned out to be more of a capricious
poodle
than a friendly mongrel
and started showing your teeth!
I thought I'd found unconditional love but this
straydog bit me hard
so I gave you a kick in the arse, so I gave you a kick
in the arse
I gave you a kick in the arse and I let you go...
...but then we met again,after a long long time and
once more
you were with a stray dog
you asked me to take you home I said no no, no I
couldn't do it!
'cause my flatmates wouldn't ever want
a dirty canine full of fleas in our home
but as far as I'm concerned, I'd still let you in,
I'd still let you in
through the back door ...through the back door....
through the back door...how could I say no to a
straydog?
how could I say no to a straydog?