Patlabor 2: The Movie

7.5
1993 1 hr 53 min Animation , Action , Thriller , Science Fiction

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.

  • Cast:
    Mina Tominaga , Toshio Furukawa , Ryusuke Ohbayashi , Yoshiko Sakakibara , Michihiro Ikemizu , Daisuke Gori , Shigeru Chiba

Reviews

Hellen
1993/08/07

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Actuakers
1993/08/08

One of my all time favorites.

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Odelecol
1993/08/09

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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filippaberry84
1993/08/10

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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cdoggy99
1993/08/11

Patlabor 2: The Movie if looked at on the story alone, is great cinema. Excellent animation with great attention to detail. Great story. Highly technological, with attention to political and military intrigue. Was expecting more action and a lot less lecture. I understand it was necessary to the story, but a little more action would have made the story more interesting. All in all a great story with some reservations.

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JR Ballad
1993/08/12

Patlabor 2: The Movie by Mamoru Oshii could be used as course material for an upper-division political science class. It is that smart. Mr. Oshii is a literal genius. Right alongside Einstein. Some topics are too complex for words alone. This masterful director has found a way to make difficult subjects accessible to us ordinary humans. Historical attempts at exploring complex matters have been required to analyze all the little factors to the point that years of study are required for adequate comprehension. Pictures are worth a thousand words. A movie is many pictures, backed up by dialog, and as such may be the perfect medium to explore complex topics.Mr. Oshii presents a subject and explores it for a few scenes. After completing his idea he then lets the information soak in by using scenes with no dialog, music, or complicated scenery. Then this wonderful director examines another facet of the message that he is trying to convey, followed by some more quiet time to think about it. Masterful! Patlabor 2 was released in 1993. In the movie an incident occurred that was eerily close to a military scenario conceptualized years before. That was in the movie. That scenario was eerily close to 9-11. Yes. I am saying that my reality as an American in 2012 is very similar to the political reality in Patlabor 2. Shockingly so. I did not see any analysis that pointed this out so here it is. View the movie again and the whole thing may disturb you.

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cecil2
1993/08/13

This movie grabs me in a visual sense more than many other movies, in a way only a few films can compare such as 2001. The melancholy yet realistic nature of the film is one of the highlights. With a deep story, this is a very interesting movie. Actually the theme of this film is probably reality, and if what an image is portraying is actually real.

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Wikinger
1993/08/14

The first time I heard of this japanese anime films I was very sceptic. I thought they are stupid little movies mostly contain erotic scenes. But I changed my mind after seeing this great anime, it has a more complex story than many of the Hollywood productions. Perhaps this also could be a problem, because you have to concentrate on the movie. Somethimes it is really hard to understand all the political maneuvers and the philosophic dialogues. But this movie is worth to look twice or even more times, also the animations are really great. Forgett this stupid Walt Disney style If you have seen a anime one time you will love it!It is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen so 10 points of 10

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