Patlabor: The Movie

Original title: Kidô keisatsu patorebâ: Gekijô-ban

1989
PG
1h 40m

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7.0/10

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The screwball cops of Special Vehicles Section 2 Division 2 must investigate and stop a spree of rampaging construction robots.The screwball cops of Special Vehicles Section 2 Division 2 must investigate and stop a spree of rampaging construction robots.The screwball cops of Special Vehicles Section 2 Division 2 must investigate and stop a spree of rampaging construction robots.

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Toshio Furukawa

Asuma
(voice)

David Jarvis

Asuma (1995)
(English version)
(voice)

Doug Erholtz

Asuma (2006)
(English version)
(voice)

Mîna Tominaga

Noa
(voice)

Briony Glassco

Noa (1995)
(English version)
(voice)

Julie Ann Taylor

Noa (2006)
(English version)
(voice)

Ryûsuke Ôbayashi

Gotoh
(voice)
(as Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi)

Peter Marinker

Gotoh (1995)
(English version)
(voice)

Roger Craig Smith

Gotoh (2006)
(English version)
(voice)
(as Roger C. Smith)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Nagumo
(voice)

Sharon Holm

Nagumo (1995)
(English version)
(voice)

Megan Hollingshead

Nagumo (2006)
(English version)
(voice)
(as Karen Thompson)

Yô Inoue

Clancy
(voice)

Tamsin Hollo

Clancy (1995)
(English version)
(voice)

Lisa Enochs

Clancy (2006)
(English version)
(voice)

Michihiro Ikemizu

Oota
(voice)

Martin McDougall

Oota (1995)
(English version)
(voice)

Sam Riegel

Oota (2006)
(English version)
(voice)
(as Sam Regal)

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Featured review

8/10

Patlabor's first cinema.

It's the year 1999, the world we live in has Labors(human operated robot carriers) used for construction and giving mankind an easier living style. After The suicide of a mysterious man from the massive constructing Babylon Project a computer virus was created to infect the Labors. And make them cause havoc on their own free will. Which leads to Section 2 of the Patlabor team in investigating this incident. Before the Tokyo district faces it's destruction.

I first saw this movie back in 2005, and it imminently got me into the franchise. Which I had no idea it existed before. Compared to the popular TV series. This movie has all the characters we all recognized and know. Only the theme to this movie is more serious than the theme of the TV show. In other words more seriousness and less comedy.

But that didn't change the plot a bit. As the movie does have some great and believable moments in it, that make you forget it's animated. Plus it's directed by Masumo Oshii who was one of the dudes who made this franchise possible. And really knows how to make it the way it should.

If you like a unique Sci-Fi anime or interested in seeing something new. Patlabor the Movie has been highly recommended by various websites. It's enjoyable even if you don't know the series.