Patlabor: The Movie

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Patlabor: The Movie

1989

1h 40m

7.0(161 votes)

Action

Animation

Science Fiction

Mystery

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

15 members

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冨永みーな

Noa Izumi (voice)

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古川登志夫

Asuma Shinohara (voice)

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大林隆介

Kiichi Goto (voice)

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榊原良子

Shinobu Nagumo (voice)

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井上瑤

Kanuka Clancy (voice)

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二又一成

Mikiyasu Shinshi (voice)

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池水通洋

Isao Ohta (voice)

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郷里大輔

Hiromi Yamazaki (voice)

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千葉繁

Shigeo Shiba (voice)

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阪脩

Seitaro Sakaki (voice)

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辻村真人

Jitsuyama (voice)

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西村知道

Matsui (voice)

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小川真司

Fukushima (voice)

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辻谷耕史

Kataoka

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小島敏彦

Kaihou (voice)

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