Underplayed Gems

WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2001)

WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 poster
Original title
WXIII 機動警察パトレイバー
Directed by
Fumihiko Takayama
Genre
action film, science fiction film, mecha, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
R
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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)

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