WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2001)

Original title

WXIII 機動警察パトレイバー

Directed by

Fumihiko Takayama

Genre

action film, science fiction film, mecha

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two police detectives investigate a string of strange and deadly incidents around Tokyo Bay. They suspect the destruction is linked to a genetic experiment that has gone wrong.

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What happens

WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (WXIII 機動警察パトレイバー, Weisuteddo Sātīn Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā) is a 2002 Japanese animated science fiction thriller film directed by Fumihiko Takayama and written by Miki Tori. The third and final installment of the Patlabor film trilogy, it takes place in between Patlabor: The Movie and Patlabor 2: The Movie and serves as a side story, focusing on two police detectives and SV2 as they investigate a series of mysterious acts of deadly destruction occurring in and around Tokyo Bay that may be connected to a genetic experiment gone wrong. It was animated by Madhouse and produced by Bandai Visual and Tohokushinsha. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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