Patlabor: The Movie

A 1989 anime film directed by Mamoru Oshii, with an original story by Headgear. It was produced by Studio Deen with the help of IG Tatsunoko (later Production I.G), Bandai Visual and Tohokushinsha. It is part of the Patlabor anime and manga series. In 'Patlabor: the movie' a mysterious suicide and strange robot malfunctions are clues to a devastating sabotage plot that Special Vehicle Unit 2 must stop.The first two Patlabor films have been released on DVD numerous times. The original release uses the same master as the Laserdisc release and offers stereo Japanese