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1993 · Japan

Patlabor 2: The Movie

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 116 min
Age rating: PG-13
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Violence: Mild
Frights: Mild

Why tonight?

In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets close to a terrorist leader to stop things from going out of control when after the military is impelled to impose martial law.

police
mecha
anime
real robot

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Michihiro Ikemizu — Isao Ohta (voice)
Daisuke Gori — Hiromi Yamazaki (voice)
Shigeru Chiba — Shigeo Shiba (voice)
Issei Futamata — Mikiyasu Shinshi (voice)
Osamu Saka — Seitaro Sakaki (voice)
Tomomichi Nishimura — Matsui (voice)
Ryuji Nakagi — Sakuma (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki — Buchiyama (voice)
Shinobu Adachi — Tamiko Shinshi (voice)
Akimasa Omori — Yamadera (voice)
Jinpachi Nezu — Yukihito Tsuge (voice)

Directed: Mamoru Oshii
Written: Kazunori Ito

Production

Rating: 7.4 / 10 · 155 ratings
Studio: Production I.G, Bandai Visual, TFC, ING

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1989
Patlabor: The Movie
Where it starts.
Patlabor 2: The Movie
1993 · You’re here

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