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Roujin Z

1991 · 80 min

A zany, warm-hearted anime romp that mixes slapstick action with a tender look at aging and technology.

Overview
Mr. Takazawa, an elderly invalid who is cared for at his home by Haruko, a young nursing student, is chosen by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare to test the Z-001, a computerized hospital bed with robotic features that allegedly displays more efficiency and skills than any human nurse, but Haruko mistrusts a machine unable to consider human feelings.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • aging
  • family
  • corruption
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • countryside
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour6
Realism4
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, science fiction
Directed by
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Written by
Katsuhiro Otomo
Starring
Chisa Yokoyama, Hikojiro Matsumura, Chie Sato, Koji Tsujitani, Sho Saito, Rica Matsumoto, Ryuji Saikachi, Shinji Ogawa
Music
Bun Itakura
Cinematography
Hideo Okazaki
Runtime
80 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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