Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

When a terrorist attack is blamed on the Air Force, Special Vehicle Unit 2 gets caught in the middle of a growing political conflict.

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Writer:

Kazunori Itô

Stars:

Mîna Tominaga, Briony Glassco, Julie Ann Taylor

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mîna Tominaga	...	Noa Izumi (voice)
Briony Glassco	...	Noa Izumi (1995) (voice)
Julie Ann Taylor	...	Noa Izumi (2006) (voice)
Toshio Furukawa	...	Asuma Shinohara (voice)
David Jarvis	...	Asuma Shinohara (1995) (voice)
Doug Erholtz	...	Asuma Shinohara (2006) (voice)
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)
Michihiro Ikemizu	...	Isao Oota (voice)
Martin McDougall	...	Isao Oota (1995) (voice) (as Martin McDougal)
Sam Riegel	...	Isao Oota (2006) (voice)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

coup d'etat | police officer | military | robot | based on manga | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

7 August 1993 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Patlabor 2

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC), Elastic Media

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last film to be created under Production I.G's original name, I.G Tatsunoko.

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Quotes

Kiichi Goto: Arakawa, there... there are some details that don't add up. Your entire case is mostly guess-work, and your evidence is circumstantial at best. Even your videos aren't particularly impressive as they can be altered as you demonstrated earlier. So I've got reservations, yeah.

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Connections

Follows Patlabor: Early Days (1988)

User Reviews

A complex, memorable politico-military thriller

This is a fine example of what Japanese animation can produce at its best. The style of this movie strongly reminds me of a Tom Clancy novel, which is unusual for anime. At the beginning I was a little put off by the slow pace of the movie, but as the story unfolded, I was sucked in by its complexity and realism. Indeed, the conflict and the political games between the government, the army and the police are so well constructed that I thought "this could *really* happen!"

If you liked this movie you should try to see "Jin-roh". There's the same kind of political and military intrigue but the story is more personal and close to the action than the high-circle strategy atmosphere which permeates Patlabor 2.