Rôjin Z

Apr 1 1996 PG-13 1h 20m
Animation, Comedy, Drama

Mr. Takazawa, an elderly invalid who is cared for at his home by Haruko, a young nursing student, is chosen by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare to test the Z-001, a computerized hospital bed with robotic features that allegedly displays more efficiency and skills than any human nurse, but Haruko mistrusts a machine unable to consider human feelings.

Plot

An old man is being treated specially by the Department of Health under the so-called Project Z, a special nursing bed with a 6th generation computer on board. When the pain and loneliness of the old man reaches his ex-private nurse, she decides to rescue him from the government's experiment. Thus begins a wild chase through the busy streets of Tokyo as the 6th generation computer begins to have the personality of the old man's ex-wife and as the government's secret project unfolds.

Written by

Katsuhiro Ôtomo

Directed by

Hiroyuki Kitakubo

Cast

Shinji Ogawa, Shinsuke Chikaishi, Chisa Yokoyama

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Kadokawa Shoten, APPP Company, Aniplex, Tokyo Theatres Company, Sony Music Entertainment, Movic, TV Asahi

Languages

Awards

1 win

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Scores
# of Votes
3,406
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA