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Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

Movie
Audience Score
73
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NR 1 hr 56 minAug 7th, 1993Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller, ActionPatlabor Collection PosterPart of Patlabor Collection
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.
StarringMina TominagaToshio FurukawaRyusuke Ohbayashi
DirectorMamoru Oshii
WritersMasami YukiMamoru OshiiYutaka Izubuchi

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 7th, 1993
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 26th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$2,000,000
Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Toru Uemura, Makoto Yamashina
Production Companies:Production I.G, Bandai Visual, TFC, ING, Headgear
Movie Tags:
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Patlabor Collection

The story takes place in what was, at the time of release, the near future of 1998-2002. Robots called "Labors" are employed in heavy construction work. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police has its own fleet of Patlabor robotic police officers to combat crimes and deal with accidents involving Labors. The story arcs usually revolve around Tokyo Metropolitan Police Special Vehicle Section 2, Division 2. Noa Izumi is the main protagonist of the series, but all of Division 2 play roles. The feature films follow separate continuities, referred to as the "movie timeline" and the "TV timeline." The different OVA series follow either the movie or TV timelines.