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WXIII Patlabor the movie 3
This film is a very untypical Patlabor film.
First up it's more of a side story. The SV2 are hardly seen in
the film (their total contribution takes up less than 15
minutes). The two detectives and Saeko Misaki are the main
characters and the focus of the story. Also the labor action
is mostly left to the last 15 minutes of the movie, and hardly
any labors are seen during the film. It's basically a
detective mystery with a monster film sub-plot. Most of the
monster sub-plot seems very similar to the 1989 film "Godzilla
Vs Biollante", which also involved a scientist using cancer
cells from his dead daughter crossing them with a rose to
create a monster. Set in the year 2000, the film takes place
two years before the events of "Patlabor 2 the movie", and
strangely two years before the film's actual release date in
Japan.
Hidive and VRV are currently streaming this film in Japanese with English subtitles and an English dubbed version. Hidive current streaming rights only include Canada and the United States of America. VRV's current streaming rights only include the United States of America.
Maiden Japan released the film in the US on blu-ray with an English dub, original Japanese dialogue and English subtitles. Currently it is only available on the "Patlabor The Mobile Police: Complete Collection Special Edition" blu-ray box set, which also includes the TV series, the New OVA series and the other two anime films. In Japan the movie is available on DVD and blu-ray with English subtitles from Bandai Visual. The Maiden Japan blu-ray set is only available in the United States of America, and therefore will only work on region A blu-ray players. If you don't live in United States of America, check your blu-ray player's instruction manual to see if it will play them. The Bandai Visual DVD is only available in Japan, and therefore will only work on DVD and blu-ray players that are both NTSC compatible and will play region 2 DVD discs. All Bandai Visual blu-ray discs are region free. Please see the English Language Movie Releases Video List for a complete listing of all releases, formats and product specifications of this film in English.
Bandai Channel, Amazon Prime Japan and Hulu Japan are currently streaming the film in Japanese. Bandai Channel, Amazon Prime Japan and Hulu Japan's current streaming rights only include Japan.
This movie is available in Japan from Bandai Visual on DVD and blu-ray disc. These discs do not come with an English dub, but do have English subtitles. These discs are only available in Japan, and therefore will only work on DVD and blu-ray players that are both NTSC compatible and will play region 2 DVD discs. If you don't live in Japan, check your player's instruction manual to see if it will play the disc. All Bandai Visual blu-ray discs are region free. Please see the Japanese Movie Releases Video List for a complete listing of all releases, formats and product specifications for this movie.
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