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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Toshio Furukawa | ... | Asuma (voice) | |
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David Jarvis | ... | Asuma (1995) (voice) |
| Doug Erholtz | ... | Asuma (2006) (voice) | |
| Mîna Tominaga | ... | Noa (voice) | |
| Briony Glassco | ... | Noa (1995) (voice) | |
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Julie Ann Taylor | ... | Noa (2006) (voice) |
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Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi | ... | Gotoh (voice) |
| Peter Marinker | ... | Gotoh (1995) (voice) | |
| Roger Craig Smith | ... | Gotoh (2006) (voice) (as Roger C. Smith) | |
| Yoshiko Sakakibara | ... | Nagumo (voice) | |
| Sharon Holm | ... | Nagumo (1995) (voice) | |
| Megan Hollingshead | ... | Nagumo (2006) (voice) (as Karen Thompson) | |
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Yô Inôe | ... | Clancy (voice) (as Yô Inoue) |
| Tamsin Hollo | ... | Clancy (1995) (voice) | |
| Lisa Enochs | ... | Clancy (2006) (voice) | |
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A mysterious suicide and a series of unmanned robot run-aways sparks off a Police investigation into the suspicious software on-board thousands of industrial robots around Tokyo. Step by step, the police find themselves tangled up by the web of a perfect crime which awaits the approaching Typhoon to activate thousands of virus affected robots. As time runs out, Asuma and his team must complete a task that is doomed to be a failure before the Typhoon lands Tokyo. Written by Tzung-I Lin <tzung@hugo.att.com>
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Country:
JapanRelease Date:
15 July 1989 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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(at around 1h 25 mins) Behind Shinohara in the background, under his hand, the screen says "OMG". See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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It's for an adult audience. A younger audience may appreciate the few 'labor' fighting sequences, but the Patlabor movies generally do not center on the robots, but on the detective work of its crew.
Truthfully, I'm a little disappointed because I rented these movies hoping that they would focus more on the robots. I was looking for action and fast paced animation with cool angles and a good back-story. Instead I found a movie that focuses on the crew members instead. The robots ARE the back-story. For the most part, I can live with that.
I did enjoy the first Patlabor movie more than the second one. The 'labors' played a bigger role in this movie and thusly there was a good balance between them and the crew members. In Patlabor 2 the robots were showcased very briefly.
All I can think of is one thing: If the creators are not going to focus on the robots, then why mention them in the title? Why mention them at all? One could re-write the second movie to completely eliminate the 'labor' robots and the story would still hold with barely a scratch.
If you are planning to watch any of the Patlabor movies then remember that it is not an action/anime movie about 'labor' robots and their crew. Rather, it can best be described as a futuristic detective story that happen to be in a time where 'labor' robots are around and in use. It will involve your attention.
It's not an ideal movie for those interested in getting into Anime films. I'd only recommend Patlabor to an older, anime-experienced, audience.
Interesting Note: On the DVD, read the subtitles and then watch the English version (or visa-versa). In many cases you will find scenes where the characters are talking about a completely different topic. It's quite fascinating.