Roujin Z
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Mr. Takazawa, an elderly invalid who is cared for at his home by Haruko, a young nursing student, is chosen by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare to test the Z-001, a computerized hospital bed with robotic features that allegedly displays more efficiency and skills than any human nurse, but Haruko mistrusts a machine unable to consider human feelings.
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Cast
18 people
Chisa Yokoyama
Haruko Mitsuhashi (voice)
Known for
Tekkaman Blade
Monster Rancher
Chie Satou
Nobuko Ohe
Hikojiro Matsumura
Kijuro Takazawa (voice) / Ache B (voice)
Known for
Golden Boy
Texhnolyze
Chie Sato
Nobuko Ohe (voice)
Known for
Crayon Shin-chan
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
Koji Tsujitani
Mitsuru Maeda (voice)
Known for
InuYasha
Fighting Spirit
Sho Saito
Haru Takazawa / Z-001 (voice)
Known for
Zenki
Golden Boy
Tamio Ooki
Professor Tachibana
Rica Matsumoto
Satō Tomoe (voice)
Known for
Pokémon
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Ryuji Saikachi
Ache A (voice)
Known for
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Paranoia Agent
Shinji Ogawa
Suguru Terada (voice)
Known for
Aldnoah.Zero
Witchblade
Shinsuke Chikaishi
Yoshihiko Hasegawa (voice)
Also in
Sazae-san
Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
Takeshi Aono
Ache C (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball
Hiroyuki Kitakubo Director · Katsuhiro Otomo Screenplay Bun Itakura Composer
United States release January 5, 1996 · Produced in Japan · Production Sony Music Entertainment, movic
Production
Tokyo Theatres Company
Production
Sony Music Entertainment
Production
movic
Production
KADOKAWA Shoten
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Aniplex
Production
APPP Company
Production
movie inc
Production
Tokyo Theaters Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
老人Z
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Australia · September 14, 1991
Theatrical
Japan · September 14, 1991
Theatrical
United States · January 5, 1996
Theatrical
Italy
February 22, 2012 · Physical · DVD / Blu-Ray
Spain
November 4, 1994 · Theatrical · Spanish
July 15, 1996 · TV · Catalan · Manga!
United Kingdom
June 17, 1994 · Theatrical
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