1991
6.6 (118 votes)
1h 20m
Genres
Animation
Drama
Science Fiction
Production Companies
Tokyo Theatres Company
Sony Music Entertainment
movic
KADOKAWA Shoten
TV Asahi
Aniplex
APPP Company
Sony Music Entertainment
movic
KADOKAWA Shoten
TV Asahi
Aniplex
APPP Company
Roujin Z (老人Z)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Director of Photography: Hideo Okazaki
Producer: Yoshiaki Motoya, Yasuku Kazama, Kazufumi Nomura, Yasuhito Nomura
Screenplay: Katsuhiro Otomo
