Japan Synopsis
機動警察パトレイバー 劇場版
A mysterious suicide and a series of unmanned robot run-aways sparks off a Police investigation into the suspicious software on-board thousands of industrial robots around Tokyo.
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
110 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Patlabor: The Movie sits at position #53.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Patlabor: The Movie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Studio Deen
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Patlabor: The Movie premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,507 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,001 of 1,714 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Studio Deen, Production I.G, Bandai Visual |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | July 15, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0100339 |