Patlabor

Tokyo streets at dusk with sirens blaring, a lone robot wanders. Abandoned construction sites and police labs are central to the investigation. Mamoru Oshii directs with a keen eye for detail.

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Mamoru Oshii directed Patlabor in 1989. See Mamoru Oshii's full filmography, where to start with Mamoru Oshii, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mamoru Oshii.

Patlabor was released in 1989 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 100 minutes.