Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
(Age Rating 14+)
Format: 4K UltraHD & BLURAY (Region Free)
(Japanese Import)
Length: Movie 1: 99 Minutes, Movie 2: 113
Minutes
Language: English and Japanese w/ English
Subtitles
Release: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Availability :
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A sci-fi anime entertainment set in the final days of Tokyo!
Movie 1: The Babylon Project is a massive renovation of Tokyo's neighborhoods, including the creation of artificial islands in the Bay. Utilizing "Labors," or robots created for the express purpose of doing work, architects and construction crews are able to more efficiently progress development of the overhaul. When a key figure in the Project's conception is found dead after committing suicide under mysterious circumstances, Captain Kiichi Gotou's Patlabor police unit is tasked with getting to the bottom of the bizarre situation. As several Labors begin to go haywire and a hacked AI program endangers the people of Tokyo, young pilot Noa Izumi and her Patlabor Alphonse work under Gotou's orders to save the city and the entire nation from a massive biblical conspiracy.
This blockbuster film, originally released in theaters in 1989, has been fully remastered for the first time in the series through a 4K film scan. It features a multi-audio format with both the original theatrical version (Dolby Surround) and the sound renewal version (released in 1998 / Dolby Digital 5.1ch). Features English subtitles and audio. Bonus footage includes the theatrical teaser and trailer. Comes with a special booklet and a voluminous storyboard collection. Packaged in a deluxe storage box.
Movie 2: Three years after the Babylon Project conspiracy is resolved, the members of Kiichi Gotou's Patlabor unit have gone their separate ways. Gotou remains with the Patlabor team, accompanied by Shinobu Nagumo, his romantic crush and comrade. Playing into the public's skepticism toward the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, a terrorist organization begins to work from within the military to cause destruction and mass civil unrest throughout Japan. Nagumo learns that the mastermind behind the growing terrorist plot is none other than Yukihito Tsuge, her former mentor and lover. Gotou reassembles his former Patlabor team, spearheaded by pilot Noa Izumi. Leading the team into a mission to arrest Tsuge, Nagumo must come to terms with her complicated past relationships in order to save Japan.
The second theatrical film in Mamoru Oshii's hit series arrives as a fully remastered 4K ULTRA HD Blu-ray, following the first film. This multi-audio edition includes both the original 1993 theatrical version (Dolby Surround) and the 1998 sound renewal version (Dolby Digital 5.1ch). Features English subtitles and audio. Bonus footage includes the theatrical teaser and trailer. Comes with a specially made booklet and a voluminous storyboard collection. Packaged in a deluxe storage box.