A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets close to a terrorist leader to stop things from going out of control when after the military is impelled to impose martial law.
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Screenplay: Kazunori Ito
Writer: Mamoru Oshii, Masami Yuki, Kazunori Ito, Yutaka Izubuchi, Akemi Takada
Producer: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Shin Unozawa, Tsuyoshi Hamawatari
Director of Photography: Akihiko Takahashi
Patlabor 2 trailer