Patlabor: The Movie
Seen it?1989 | 100 min | Action, Animation, Science Fiction, Mystery
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 65K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mamoru Oshii
- Mina TominagaNoa Izumi (voice)
- Toshio FurukawaAsuma Shinohara (voice)
- Ryusuke OhbayashiKiichi Goto (voice)
- Yoshiko SakakibaraShinobu Nagumo (voice)
- Yo InoueKanuka Clancy (voice)
- Issei FutamataMikiyasu Shinshi (voice)
- Michihiro IkemizuIsao Ohta (voice)
- Daisuke GoriHiromi Yamazaki (voice)
- Shigeru ChibaShigeo Shiba (voice)
- Osamu SakaSeitaro Sakaki (voice)