Roujin Z (1991)
"Rôjin Z" (original title)

A compassionate young nurse is determined to help an elderly invalid strapped to a revolutionary health care bed but there are unexpected consequences.

Director:

Hiroyuki Kitakubo

Writer:

Katsuhiro Ôtomo

Stars:

Chisa Yokoyama, Nigel Anthony, Barbara Barnes

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Chisa Yokoyama	...	Haruko
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nigel Anthony	...	3rd Ache (voice)
Barbara Barnes	...	Nobuko (voice)
Sean Barrett	...	1st Ache (voice)
Toni Barry	...	Haruko (voice)
Jana Carpenter	...	Norie (voice)
Blain Fairman	...	2nd Ache (voice) (as Blair Fairman)
Adam Henderson	...	Maeda (voice)
John Fitzgerald Jay	...	Hasegawa (voice)
Peter Marinker	...	Reporter (voice)
Rica Matsumoto	...	Tomoe Satô
Nicolette McKenzie	...	Haru (voice)
Shinji Ogawa	...	Terada
Chie Satou	...	Nabuko Ôe
Ian Thompson	...	Ian (voice)

Storyline

An old man is being treated specially by the Department of Health under the so-called Project Z, a special nursing bed with a 6th generation computer on board. When the pain and loneliness of the old man reaches his ex-private nurse, she decides to rescue him from the government's experiment. Thus begins a wild chase through the busy streets of Tokyo as the 6th generation computer begins to have the personality of the old man's ex-wife and as the government's secret project unfolds.

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Plot Keywords:

japan | helicopter | tokyo japan | surrealism | satire | 

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Genres:

Action | Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Rapid Eye Movies (German distributor)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

April 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Roujin Z

Company Credits

Production Co:

Movic, Sony Music Entertainment, Tokyo Theaters Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[repeated line]
Hasegawa: No one messes with the Ministry of Public Welfare!

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Screamers/Richard III/Bed of Roses/Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored/Angels and Insects (1996)

User Reviews

Good but not as good as I liked it a few years ago.

An anime story about a nurse and his 70 year old patient. I liked this movie but for me it has lost some of it's freshness over the years. Still it's worth seeing to see Haruko Mishashi and Mr. Takazawa and also the bad guys Terada and Hasegawa.