The Degenerate Spy

The Degenerate Spy (Japanese: 北からの誘拐スパイ, Hepburn: Kita kara no yūkai supai) is a 1979 Japanese independently-animated dark comedy film written and directed by Moshi Kawara in his feature directorial debut. The film tells the story of an agent from North Korea who infiltrates Japanese society in order to kidnap locals, mainly to appease his country and his own sadistic ego. The film satirizes North Korea's brutality as well as the Japanese Communist Party.

The film was animated over the course of two years, most of the animators were graduates from Kyoto Seika University and worked in Kawara's garage, the film recieved limited distribution in Japan due to it's subject matter, mainly as a result of the reported kidnappings of Japanese citizens by North Korea. In the US, the film saw release in 1981 in the grindhouse market, through New Line Cinema and became a sleeper hit, becoming a cult film. The film would eventually lead to director Kawara becoming a professional animation director in the industry.

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Home Media (US)

 * 1983 Wizard Video VHS (under license from New Line)
 * 1998 Anime Works VHS (Distributed by Media Blasters, under license from The Moshi Kawara Office)
 * 2002 Anime Works DVD (Distributed by Media Blasters, under license from The Moshi Kawara Office)
 * 2023 Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray (Under license from The Moshi Kawara Office)