Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

Name: Patlabor 2: The Movie
Genre: Science Fiction, Animation, Thriller, Action
Released: 2020-06-28
Duration: 1 hr 53 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Mina Tominaga, Toshio Furukawa, Ryusuke Ohbayashi, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Michihiro Ikemizu

Audience Score

NR 1 hr 53 minAug 7th, 1993Science Fiction, Animation, Thriller, Action

Part 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

DirectorsMamoru OshiiMizuho Nishikubo

WritersKazunori ItoMasami YûkiMamoru Oshii

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Cast & Crew

Mina Tominaga

as Noa Izumi (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

as Asuma Shinohara (voice)

Ryusuke Ohbayashi

as Kiichi Goto (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

as Shinobu Nagumo (voice)

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:Makoto Yamashina, Toru Uemura

Production Companies:Production I.G, Bandai Visual, TFC, ING

Movie Tags:mecha, police, anime

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.