If you loved The Sky Crawlers, try Patlabor: The Movie
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Mamoru Oshii, and they both carry the cerebral, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Action / Animation / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Sky Crawlers, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Patlabor: The Movie is
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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