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Patlabor 2: The Movie
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Patlabor 2: The Movie

1993-08-14 · 113 min · ★ 7.4

Animation · Science Fiction · Action · Thriller

A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets close to a terrorist leader to stop things from going out of control when after the military is impelled to impose martial law.

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Directors
Mamoru Oshii
Production companies
Production I.G, Bandai Visual, TFC, ING
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Budget
USD 2,000,000

Top Cast

Mina TominagaMina TominagaNoa Izumi (voice)
Toshio FurukawaToshio FurukawaAsuma Shinohara (voice)
Ryusuke OhbayashiRyusuke OhbayashiKiichi Goto (voice)
Yoshiko SakakibaraYoshiko SakakibaraShinobu Nagumo (voice)
Michihiro IkemizuMichihiro IkemizuIsao Ohta (voice)
Daisuke GoriDaisuke GoriHiromi Yamazaki (voice)
Shigeru ChibaShigeru ChibaShigeo Shiba (voice)
Issei FutamataIssei FutamataMikiyasu Shinshi (voice)
Osamu SakaOsamu SakaSeitaro Sakaki (voice)
Tomomichi NishimuraTomomichi NishimuraMatsui (voice)
Ryuji NakagiRyuji NakagiSakuma (voice)
Fumihiko TachikiFumihiko TachikiBuchiyama (voice)
Shinobu AdachiShinobu AdachiTamiko Shinshi (voice)
Akimasa OmoriAkimasa OmoriYamadera (voice)
Jinpachi NezuJinpachi NezuYukihito Tsuge (voice)
Naoto TakenakaNaoto TakenakaShigeki Arakawa (voice)
Toshihiko KojimaToshihiko KojimaKaihou (voice)

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