Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot

"We are not heroes in a robot anime show. As police officers, we protect the city and its people."

2016 0h 7m JA

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 10

AnimationScience FictionAction

Synopsis

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Police officers pursue a rogue labor mech rampaging through the city and causing widespread destruction. As the situation escalates, a young pilot is sent in to stop the machine before the damage grows even worse.

“We are not heroes in a robot anime show. As police officers, we protect the city and its people.”

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Cast

Koichi Yamadera
Tero-han (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Shoutaichou (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Writers: Yasuhiro Yoshiura, Kazunori Ito, Mamoru Oshii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura, shot by Yasuhiro Yoshiura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

ERA

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Koichi Yamadera and Megumi Hayashibara carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "We are not heroes in a robot anime show. As police officers, we protect the city and its people.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6534622 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Yasuhiro Yoshiura directs. Yasuhiro Yoshiura behind the camera. Yasuhiro Yoshiura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura, shot by Yasuhiro Yoshiura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Yasuhiro Yoshiura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Koichi Yamadera and Megumi Hayashibara carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "We are not heroes in a robot anime show. As police officers, we protect the city and its people.".
8IMDB entry: tt6534622 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.