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Patlabor: The Movie

1989 · 100 min

A methodical, atmospheric police procedural with mecha action, where quiet investigation and looming disaster create a somber, cerebral tension.

Directed by
Mamoru Oshii
Genres
Action, Animation, Science fiction
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Mamoru Oshii
Genres
Action, Animation, Science fiction
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • obsession
  • conspiracy
  • survival
  • faith
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

In this series

Patlabor Collection

  1. Patlabor: The MovieMovie · 1989 This title
  2. Patlabor 2: The MovieMovie · 1993
  3. Patlabor WXIII the MovieMovie · 2002

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Genres
action, animation, science fiction, mystery
Directed by
Mamoru Oshii
Written by
Kazunori Ito
Starring
Mina Tominaga, Toshio Furukawa, Ryusuke Ohbayashi, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Yo Inoue, Issei Futamata, Michihiro Ikemizu, Daisuke Gori
Music
Kenji Kawai
Cinematography
Mitsunobu Yoshida
Runtime
100 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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