Patlabor the movie 3 its not immediately clear why the latest entry in an obscure, relentlessly dry animated japanese tvandmovie franchise is getting a theatrical release in the u. The movie is a 1989 anime film directed by mamoru oshii, with an original story by headgear. Wrong if you watch patlabor 1 with this kind of mentality in mind, youre bound to. I was rewatching patlabor 2 the other day, and theres a scene in that movie that i just cant get out of my head.
Commercial cd published by warnerpioneer on sep 10, 1989 containing original soundtrack, prototypeunused from patlabor. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that amc sent you when you purchased your ticket. The classic patlabor 2 has my favourite anime scene. A maverick team from the metropolitan police led by kiichi gotoh and shinobu nagumo must uncover a devilish scheme to infect tokyos 8,000 strong force of labors with a. I had seen an abridged version of the film on youtube before watching this, although i was still able to get the general idea of the plot thanks to that. The first movie of patlabor shares a tone with the fifth and sixth episodes of the ova series. Patlabor the movie is set at the dawn of the millennium in tokyo.
Advanced robotic vehicles called labors are used heavily to rebuild the city after a massive earthquake. Its composition marks a distinct departure for the franchise from its tv series. Advertisement its actually the scene that made me rewatch the film in the first place. Old suburbs are being demolished and manmade islands are being constructed in tokyo bay. Following the events of the first patlabor movie, after a terrorist attack on a bridge in tokyo, the whole country of japan is in an uproar. Patlabor the movie and japanese trailers and television commercials. Therefore, patlabor is a swashbuckling, pedaltothemetal action flick with explosions and such galore. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. It is part of the patlabor anime and manga franchise. But the investigation into the plot is guarded by secrets both personal and political, as the awakening fear of. The movie 1993 a mechanized police force investigates when terrorists incite civil war in 2002 japan. The movie end side 2 disclaimer patlabor 2 the movie has been translated and subtitled for nonprofit purposes and as such is not meant in any way to infringe upon the rights of the original holders. Wrong if you watch patlabor 1 with this kind of mentality in mind, youre bound to be deeply disappointed. The movie 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The movie full movie stream free download patlabor. Therefore, patlabor is a swashbuckling, pedalto the metal action flick with explosions and such galore. Ill be honest, though, i had seen patlabor the movie 2 and wxiii before i ever saw this film. Kido keisatsu patoreiba, is a japanese science fiction media franchise created by headgear, a group consisting of manga artist masami yuki, director mamoru oshii, screenwriter kazunori ito, mecha designer yutaka izubuchi, and character designer akemi. Only yamazaki, captain gotoh and shinobu remain with the sv2. The movie is based on a story arc from the first ova series the sv2s longest day and once again follows members of the tokyo metropolitan police special. With toshio furukawa, david jarvis, doug erholtz, mina tominaga. The series two previous cinematic outings at least had the advantage of a highprofile tiein. Mobile police patlabor gets liveaction project in 2014 mar 20, 20 maiden japan licenses patlabor video anime series jan 15, 20 oshii declines to comment on, yuuki denies knowledge of live. With katsuhiko watabiki, hiroaki hirata, atsuko tanaka, ryunosuke obayashi.
The only clues they have is of a secret organization called the national defense family, and the destruction of a united. A mechanized police force investigates when terrorists incite civil war in 2002 japan. First released in 1993 but set in the year 2002, patlabor 2 is a direct sequel to the original patlabor movie. Three years after the babylon project conspiracy is resolved, the members of kiichi gotous patlabor unit have gone their separate ways. R profanity, violence, brief nudity related series. Every person ive talked to has said this film is one of the greatest anime films ever made and an indisputable masterpiece. The story is about one mans mission to bring the senseless use of politics in directing wars. It was chief directed by fumihiko takayama, directed by takuji endo, written by miki tori based on the concept by headgear, animated by madhouse and produced by bandai visual and tohokushinsha. Most of division 2 have moved on from their old jobs. The movie 1995 unrated animation, action, crime, drama, mystery, scifi, thriller. Two police detectives and sv2 investigate a series of mysterious acts of deadly destruction occuring in and around tokyo bay.
Patlabor a portmanteau of patrol and labor, also known as mobile police patlabor japanese. Patlabor the mobile police oav 11988 anime news network. Despite all of the acclaim that mamoru oshii, the director, might get for his work on ghost in. But where wings depth came from its examination of the achievements of mankind, patlabors plot is immensely convoluted and complicated. Patlabor 2 the movie is an anime that nearly half of my mal friends have watched in the last year. It has some jovial moments, but for the most part is a lot more serious.
Being a huge fan of mamoru oshiis his film avalon if one my favorite movies of the last 10 years, i was excited to see his second take on the patlabor franchise. Set in the thenfuture of 1999, this film installment of the patlabor franchise focuses on labors giant manmade robots going out of control. Set three years after the first film, patlabor 2 draws police commanders kiichi gotoh and shinobu nagumo into the hunt for tsuge, a rogue officer of the japan selfdefense force connected with an escalating wave of terrorist attacks. Kusumi discovers that sinichiros new girlfriend, a genetic research. The screwball cops of special vehicles section 2 division 2 must investigate and stop a spree of rampaging construction robots. Police detective movie with a dash of mecha length. Its a film that hits on many levels younger audiences will enjoy it for the robots, while more mature viewers will become wrapped up in the cunning. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This impressive limited collectors edition contains. Nov 20, 2010 trailer aparentemente original, sem remasterizacao encontrase nos bonus do bddisk do filme.
Liveaction patlabors teaser shows ingram in action, more of cast dec 20, 20 mamoru oshii involved in 2014 liveaction patlabor project jul 4, 20 bones 6 film towa no quon anime opens. This third patlabor movie finds detectives kusumi and sinichiro investigating a string of deadly labor accidents in tokyo bay. It was chief directed by fumihiko takayama, directed by takuji endo, written by miki tori based on the concept by headgear, animated by madhouse and produced by bandai. I wasnt a fan of the patlabor series of anime, till both patlabor 1 and 2 came out. Section 23 films adds patlabor film, the world god only knows ovas jan 22, 2015 kami voice film to have anime sequence by production i. Sep 25, 2012 set in the thenfuture of 1999, this film installment of the patlabor franchise focuses on labors giant manmade robots going out of control. Shinobu is driving back from a conference when she becomes stuck in a traffic jam. Mobile police is the first patlabor movie and in my opinion ranks among the best thinking mans anime around, up there with wings of honneamise. However, my overall feelings towards the film are a little. Id pulled it up last week when trying to explainin a conversation about why i dont watch much anime anymorewhat my. It was produced by bandai visual, tohokushinsha and an.
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