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Patlabor WXIII The Movie

Where to Watch Patlabor WXIII The Movie (2003)

2003Movie"Stillborn terror strikes from Tokyo Bay."

Planning to check out 'Patlabor WXIII The Movie' from the comfort of your living room? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Fumihiko Takayama-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Patlabor WXIII The Movie' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Patlabor WXIII The Movie' right now, here are some specifics about the Madhouse, Bandai Visual, TFC animation flick.

Patlabor WXIII The Movie starring Hiroaki Hirata, Katsuhiko Watabiki, Atsuko Tanaka, Ryusuke Ohbayashi has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and a scheduled release date of January 10th, 2003.

It received a user score of 64/100 on TMDb, which collated reviews from 46 experienced users.

Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "Set in the year 2000, when the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, conspiracy concerning a new biological weapon entitled WXIII-Wasted Thirteen and a tragic, personal connection to Hata. The only hope to stop this threat is to cooperate with the military and lead WXIII into a showdown with the Labors of Special Vehicle Division 2." .

'Patlabor WXIII The Movie' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on January 10th, 2003
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting November 6th, 2018 - Buy Patlabor WXIII The Movie DVD

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.