Megazone 23

Here's an anime that really wants you to think about late capitalism. A motorcycle gang member finds a mysterious government bike that unlocks secrets about their artificial city. It's a pretty effective riff on Plato's cave, if you happen to be into transforming robots.

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Noboru Ishiguro directed Megazone 23 in 1985. See Noboru Ishiguro's full filmography, where to start with Noboru Ishiguro, or where to go after you've seen everything by Noboru Ishiguro.

Megazone 23 was released in 1985 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 81 minutes.