Roujin Z (1991)

Original title

老人Z

Directed by

Hiroyuki Kitakubo

Genre

science fiction anime and manga, comedy drama anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

M

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 147 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly man is placed in a high-tech robotic hospital bed that takes complete control of his care. The machine starts to malfunction and breaks free of human control. A young nurse and a group of college students try to rescue him.

satiricaldarkly comicfuturistictenseanxioussympatheticthought-provokingvisually detaileduneven-paced

What happens

Roujin Z (Japanese: 老人Z, Hepburn: Rōjin Zetto; lit. 'Old Man Z') is a 1991 Japanese anime science fiction action thriller film directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo and written by Katsuhiro Otomo. The animation for Roujin Z was produced by A.P.P.P.. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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