WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
Two detectives and a specialized police unit uncover a terrifying biological mystery behind destructive incidents around Tokyo Bay.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- ominous
- paranoid
- atmospheric
- late night anime viewing
- science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film ambitious and atmospheric but ultimately mixed in execution, with some praising its ability to combine Patlabor’s science fiction with live-action horror traditions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Detectives Shinichiro Hata and Takeshi Kusumi investigate deadly destruction around Tokyo Bay while SV2 pursues the same threat.
The Patlabor setting places police detectives and SV2 personnel alongside labor robots and mecha operations.
Mysterious destructive acts around Tokyo Bay create a sustained atmosphere of scientific menace and metropolitan unease.
Police units, detectives, and SV2 frame the robot technology through bureaucratic investigation and public-safety procedures.
Films like WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3, and why
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Japanese animated police procedural blending mecha action, investigative mystery, and science fiction suspense
Gantz: O
Japanese science fiction horror centered on biological threat, urban investigation, and escalating dread
Psycho-Pass: The Movie
Anime techno-thriller combining police investigation, bioterrorism themes, and dark urban atmosphere
Akira
Japanese animated body-horror mystery with scientific catastrophe and ominous citywide consequences
Movie Details
- Directors
- Fumihiko Takayama, Takuji Endo
- Release Date
- 2002-03-30
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (54)
Cast
- Hiroaki Hirata
- Katsuhiko Watabiki
- Atsuko Tanaka
- Ryusuke Ohbayashi
- Mina Tominaga
- Toshio Furukawa
- Michihiro Ikemizu
- Akimasa Omori
- Daisuke Gori
- Issei Futamata
Common questions
- What is WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 about?
- Two detectives and a specialized police unit uncover a terrifying biological mystery behind destructive incidents around Tokyo Bay.
- What is WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 as graphic.
- What did critics think of WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3?
- Critics found the film ambitious and atmospheric but ultimately mixed in execution, with some praising its ability to combine Patlabor’s science fiction with live-action horror traditions.
- Which films are like WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3?
- Films with a similar feel include Patlabor 2: The Movie, Gantz: O, Psycho-Pass: The Movie, and Akira.
- How long is WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3?
- WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 runs 107 minutes.
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