Patlabor 2: The Movie
About Patlabor 2: The Movie
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.
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) is an animation science fiction film directed by Mamoru Oshii. Its themes are mecha, real robot, and police.
Mina Tominaga takes the lead as Noa Izumi (voice), Toshio Furukawa as Asuma Shinohara (voice), Ryusuke Ohbayashi as Kiichi Goto (voice), and Yoshiko Sakakibara as Shinobu Nagumo (voice). At 113 minutes long, it arrived in August 1993.
The screenplay is by Kazunori Ito. Produced by TFC.
Patlabor: The Movie, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, and Patlabor WXIII the Movie make useful companions to Patlabor 2: The Movie. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 159 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.