Japan Synopsis
機動警察パトレイバー 2 the Movie
A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets close to a terrorist leader to stop things from going out of control when after the military is impelled to impose martial law.
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314 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Patlabor 2: The Movie itself).
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★ 8.3 · 1997
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The 1992–1994 Japan Window
Patlabor 2: The Movie holds position #41 of 112 Japan films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Furuhata Ninzaburo
★ 8.8 · 1994
#2Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#3Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#4Magic Knight Rayearth
★ 8.5 · 1994
#5Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992- #6
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993 
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Sailor Moon R: The Movie
★ 7.9 · 1993
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Patlabor 2: The Movie premiered alongside 34 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other Japan films in 1993.
The 932nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
93 audience reviews — more than 75% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (75th percentile) outruns trending popularity (60th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,757 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,270 of 2,532 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Production I.G, Bandai Visual, TFC, ING |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | August 7, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0124770 |