Patlabor WXIII the Movie

"Stillborn terror strikes from Tokyo Bay."

2002 1h 47m JA

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 54

ActionAnimationScience FictionThriller

Synopsis

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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.

“Stillborn terror strikes from Tokyo Bay.”

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Cast

Hiroaki Hirata
Detective Shinichiro Hata (voice)
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)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fumihiko Takayama
Writers: Masami Yuki, Fumihiko Takayama, Miki Tori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Patlabor Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fumihiko Takayama, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Megumi Uchida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hiroaki Hirata and Katsuhiko Watabiki and Atsuko Tanaka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Stillborn terror strikes from Tokyo Bay.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0318819 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fumihiko Takayama directs. Hisao Shirai behind the camera. Megumi Uchida cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Part of the "Patlabor Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Fumihiko Takayama, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Megumi Uchida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Hiroaki Hirata and Katsuhiko Watabiki and Atsuko Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Stillborn terror strikes from Tokyo Bay.".
7IMDB entry: tt0318819 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hisao Shirai
Editing: Megumi Uchida
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Patlabor WXIII the Movie (2002)

Part of

Patlabor Collection

The story takes place in what was, at the time of release, the near future of 1998-2002. Robots called "Labors" are employed in heavy construction work. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police has its own fleet of Patlabor robotic police officers to combat crimes and deal with accidents involving Labors. The story arcs usually revolve around Tokyo Metropolitan Police Special Vehicle Section 2, Division 2. Noa Izumi is the main protagonist of the series, but all of Division 2 play roles. The feature films follow separate continuities, referred to as the "movie timeline" and the "TV timeline." The different OVA series follow either the movie or TV timelines.

Also by

Fumihiko Takayama

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

Madhouse
JP
Bandai Visual
JP
TFC
JP

Key crew

Animation ManagerKim Eun-young
Original ConceptMasami Yuki
Key AnimationTakeshi Koike
Key AnimationMasatsugu Arakawa
Key AnimationYuichi Tanaka
Key AnimationKyoko Matsubara
Key AnimationKeiko Shimizu
Key AnimationYuzo Sato
Key AnimationFumitoshi Oizaki
Key AnimationMiyako Yatsu
Key AnimationKoichi Suenaga
Key AnimationKenji Hachizaki
Key AnimationMasaya Yasutome
Key AnimationSachiko Oohashi
Key AnimationHiroshi Hamasaki
Key AnimationSatoru Kobayashi
Key AnimationSawako Miyamoto
Key AnimationHideo Hayashi
Key AnimationYuzo Yamada
Key AnimationMinoru Kawano
Key AnimationTakahiro Tanaka
Key AnimationYuko Sobu
Key AnimationTomoko Hirota
Key AnimationHiroaki Noguchi

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

police
mecha
robot
anime

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical (limited)2003-01-10R
Physical2018-11-06PG-13· part of Patlabor the Mobile Police: Ultimate Collection Blu-ray
Physical2003-04-08R· DVD
Physical2015-09-08PG-13· Blu-ray / DVD