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Patlabor 2: The Movie

Original title: Kidô keisatsu patorebâ: The Movie 2
  • 19931993
  • PGPG
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
4.2K
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Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
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When a terrorist attack is blamed on the Air Force, Special Vehicle Unit 2 gets caught in the middle of a growing political conflict.When a terrorist attack is blamed on the Air Force, Special Vehicle Unit 2 gets caught in the middle of a growing political conflict.When a terrorist attack is blamed on the Air Force, Special Vehicle Unit 2 gets caught in the middle of a growing political conflict.
IMDb RATING
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4.2K
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  • Director
    • Mamoru Oshii
  • Writer
    • Kazunori Itô
  • Stars
    • Mîna Tominaga(voice)
    • Briony Glassco(English version)
    • Julie Ann Taylor(English version)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mamoru Oshii
  • Writer
    • Kazunori Itô
  • Stars
    • Mîna Tominaga(voice)
    • Briony Glassco(English version)
    • Julie Ann Taylor(English version)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 2:17
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    Mîna Tominaga
    Mîna Tominaga
    • Noa Izumi
    • (voice)
    Briony Glassco
    Briony Glassco
    • Noa Izumi (1995)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Julie Ann Taylor
    • Noa Izumi (2006)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Toshio Furukawa
    Toshio Furukawa
    • Asuma Shinohara
    • (voice)
    David Jarvis
    • Asuma Shinohara (1995)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Doug Erholtz
    Doug Erholtz
    • Asuma Shinohara (2006)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi
    • Captain Kiichi Gotoh
    • (voice)
    Peter Marinker
    Peter Marinker
    • Captain Kiichi Gotoh (1995)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Peter Marincker)
    Roger Craig Smith
    Roger Craig Smith
    • Captain Kiichi Gotoh (2006)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Yoshiko Sakakibara
    Yoshiko Sakakibara
    • Deputy Section Chief Shinobu Nagumo
    • (voice)
    Sharon Holm
    Sharon Holm
    • Deputy Section Chief Shinobu Nagumo (1995)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Megan Hollingshead
    Megan Hollingshead
    • Deputy Section Chief Shinobu Nagumo (2006)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Karen Thompson)
    Michihiro Ikemizu
    • Isao Oota
    • (voice)
    Martin McDougall
    Martin McDougall
    • Isao Oota (1995)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Martin McDougal)
    Sam Riegel
    Sam Riegel
    • Isao Oota (2006)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Issei Futamata
    Issei Futamata
    • Mikiyasu Shinshi
    • (voice)
    Ron Lepaz
    • Mikiyasu Shinshi (1995)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Ron Lipaz)
    Joe Ochman
    Joe Ochman
    • Mikiyasu Shinshi (2006)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Joey Lotsko)
    • Director
      • Mamoru Oshii
    • Writer
      • Kazunori Itô
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The time of the terrorist attack is 2:26. The numbers 2 and 26 are a reference to "the February 26th incident" (1936), an aborted coup by rebel elements in the Japanese armed forces.
    • Quotes

      Tsuge: People always realize the truth when it's too late. If the government considers that a crime... I'm guilty.

    • Connections
      Featured in Anime Abandon: Patlabor 1 & 2: An Imperfect Legacy (2021)

    User reviews22

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    Top review
    8/10
    Strong, quiet characterisation... Excellent!
    Director Mamoru Oshii gets it right the second time round. His penchant for deep philosophical stories is executed with the right touch of pathos and aided greatly by the superior quality of animation and more "mature" character designs.

    Followers of the TV and OAV series would know that the chief of Section 2, Goto harbours a crush for chief Nagano of Section 1. However, being the stoic man that Goto is, he could never openly admit his affection for her.

    The plot focuses on Nagano's past as a brilliant student of labor tatics - and her relationship with her much older mentor.Their affair was doomed as he was a married man. The political fallout caused her high-flying career to to come to a halt and ended up with her posted to the "lowly" Special Vehicle Section 1.Her mentor took charge of a UN labor peacekeeping force which got slaughtered in the jungles due to inept commands from his superiors. He returned to Japan a changed man.

    The story is a vastly superior adaptation of "SV2's Longest Day", one of the outstanding episodes in the first OAV series. The film is filled with poignant scenes and quiet, surreal sequences in the heart of the city that are a prequel of sorts to Oshii's masterpeice Ghost in the Shell. Like I said, fans of the series will especially appreciate Goto's dilemma in the closing scene.
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    • Release date
      • November 5, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Patlabor 2
    • Production companies
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC)
      • Elastic Media
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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