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Patlabor 2: The Movie

Original title: Kidô Keisatsu Patorebâ 2
1993 · 1 h 53 min
Directed by Mamoru Oshii · Japan · Animation and Puppet Film
ActionAnimationDramaSci-FiThriller

Cast

Mīna Tominaga Toshio Furukawa Ryûsuke Ôbayashi Yoshiko Sakakibara Michihiro Ikemizu Issei Futamata

Credits

Written by: Kazunori Itô

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

Mamoru Oshii's anime is cool and political, a thoughtful thriller influential on later films.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (5,229 votes)
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