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Patlabor WXIII the Movie

2002 · 107 min

A somber, methodical police procedural that slowly tightens into a tragic monster story, with a heavy sense of dread.

Tagline
Stillborn terror strikes from Tokyo Bay.
Overview
Set in the year 2000, when the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, conspiracy concerning a new biological weapon entitled WXIII-Wasted Thirteen and a tragic, personal connection to Hata. The only hope to stop this threat is to cooperate with the military and lead WXIII into a showdown with the Labors of Special Vehicle Division 2.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • grief
  • corruption
  • identity
  • science
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, animation, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Hiroaki Hirata, Katsuhiko Watabiki, Atsuko Tanaka, Ryusuke Ohbayashi, Mina Tominaga, Toshio Furukawa, Michihiro Ikemizu, Akimasa Omori
Cinematography
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107 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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