Patlabor: The Movie
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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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Part of Patlabor Collection
3 films
Cast
16 people
Mina Tominaga
Noa Izumi (voice)
Known for
Rurouni Kenshin
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Yō Inoue
Kanuka Clancy (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Asuma Shinohara (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Dragon Ball Z
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Kiichi Goto (voice)
Known for
Serial Experiments Lain
Ranma ½
Yoshiko Sakakibara
Shinobu Nagumo (voice)
Known for
JUJUTSU KAISEN
High School of the Dead
Yo Inoue
Kanuka Clancy (voice)
Known for
Mobile Suit Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam I
Issei Futamata
Mikiyasu Shinshi (voice)
Known for
BAKI
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Michihiro Ikemizu
Isao Ohta (voice)
Known for
Samurai 7
Tomorrow's Joe
Daisuke Gouri
Hiromi Yamazaki (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball GT
Shigeru Chiba
Shigeo Shiba (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Osamu Saka
Seitaro Sakaki (voice)
Known for
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Porco Rosso
Mahito Tsujimura
Jitsuyama (voice)
Known for
Warriors of the Wind
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Mamoru Oshii Director · Kazunori Ito Screenplay Yutaka Izubuchi Story
United States release July 25, 2000 · Produced in Japan · Production TFC, Bandai
Production
Studio Deen
Production
TFC
Production
Bandai
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
機動警察パトレイバー 劇場版
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 15, 1989
Theatrical
United States · July 25, 2000
Physical · DVD
United States
April 25, 2006 · Physical · DVD (regular and Limited Collector's Edition)
May 5, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
November 6, 2018 · Physical · part of Patlabor the Mobile Police: Ultimate Collection Blu-ray
Australia
November 28, 1995 · Theatrical
Germany
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
September 12, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
January 1, 1993 · Physical · VHS
Japan
October 3, 2025 · Limited theatrical · 4K remaster
January 28, 2026 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
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