Patlabor: The Movie
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.
Release Year
1989
Runtime
100 min
Audience Score
7.0
Genres
Action, Animation, Science Fiction, Mystery
Story Snapshot
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.
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