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Patlabor WXIII the Movie
“Stillborn terror strikes from Tokyo Bay.”
6.6 / 10• 2002• 1h 47m•R• Japanese
ActionAnimationScience FictionThriller
Storyline
Set in the year 2000, when the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, conspiracy concerning a new biological weapon entitled WXIII-Wasted Thirteen and a tragic, personal connection to Hata. The only hope to stop this threat is to cooperate with the military and lead WXIII into a showdown with the Labors of Special Vehicle Division 2.
Cast & Crew
Hiroaki Hirata
Detective Shinichiro Hata (voice)
Lead
Katsuhiko Watabiki
Senior Detective Takeshi Kusumi (voice)
Atsuko Tanaka
Saeko Misaki (voice)
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Kiichi Gotoh (voice)
Mina Tominaga
Noa Izumi (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Asuma Shinohara (voice)
Michihiro Ikemizu
Isao Ota (voice)
Akimasa Omori
Patrol Department Manager Yamadera (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fumihiko Takayama's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Patlabor WXIII the Movie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
