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Title: Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Mîna Tominaga | ... | Noa Izumi (voice) | |
| Briony Glassco | ... | Noa Izumi (1995) (voice) | |
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Julie Ann Taylor | ... | Noa Izumi (2006) (voice) |
| Toshio Furukawa | ... | Asuma Shinohara (voice) | |
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David Jarvis | ... | Asuma Shinohara (1995) (voice) |
| Doug Erholtz | ... | Asuma Shinohara (2006) (voice) | |
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Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi | ... | Captain Kiichi Gotoh (voice) |
| Peter Marinker | ... | Captain Kiichi Gotoh (1995) (voice) (as Peter Marincker) | |
| Roger Craig Smith | ... | Captain Kiichi Gotoh (2006) (voice) | |
| Yoshiko Sakakibara | ... | Deputy Section Chief Shinobu Nagumo (voice) | |
| Sharon Holm | ... | Deputy Section Chief Shinobu Nagumo (1995) (voice) | |
| Megan Hollingshead | ... | Deputy Section Chief Shinobu Nagumo (2006) (voice) (as Karen Thompson) | |
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Michihiro Ikemizu | ... | Isao Oota (voice) |
| Martin McDougall | ... | Isao Oota (1995) (voice) (as Martin McDougal) | |
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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. Written by <smckim@hollywoodreporter.com>
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JapanRelease Date:
7 August 1993 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Bandai Visual Company, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC), Elastic Media See more »
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Tsuge: People always realize the truth when it's too late. If the government considers that a crime... I'm guilty.See more »
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This movie grabs me in a visual sense more than many other movies, in a way only a few films can compare such as 2001. The melancholy yet realistic nature of the film is one of the highlights. With a deep story, this is a very interesting movie. Actually the theme of this film is probably reality, and if what an image is portraying is actually real.