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Roujin Z
6.6 / 10• 1991• 1h 20m•NR• Japanese
AnimationDramaScience Fiction
Storyline
Mr. Takazawa, an elderly invalid who is cared for at his home by Haruko, a young nursing student, is chosen by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare to test the Z-001, a computerized hospital bed with robotic features that allegedly displays more efficiency and skills than any human nurse, but Haruko mistrusts a machine unable to consider human feelings.
Cast & Crew
Chisa Yokoyama
Haruko Mitsuhashi (voice)
LeadHM
Hikojiro Matsumura
Kijuro Takazawa (voice)
Chie Sato
Nobuko Ohe (voice)
HM
Hikojiro Matsumura
Ache B (voice)
Koji Tsujitani
Mitsuru Maeda (voice)
SS
Sho Saito
Haru Takazawa / Z-001 (voice)
Rica Matsumoto
Satō Tomoe (voice)
Ryuji Saikachi
Ache A (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hiroyuki Kitakubo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Roujin Z is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
