Roujin Z (1991)
Rôjin Z (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG-13
- 1h 20min
- Animation, Comedy
- Apr 1996 (USA)
- Movie
A compassionate young nurse is determined to help an elderly invalid strapped to a revolutionary health care bed but there are unexpected consequences.
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Shinji Ogawa | ... |
Suguru Terada (voice)
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Shinsuke Chikaishi | ... |
Yoshihiko Hasegawa (voice)
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| Chisa Yokoyama | ... |
Haruko Mitsuhashi (voice)
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Hikojirô Matsumura | ... |
Kijûrô Takazawa (voice)
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Ryûji Saikachi | ... |
Old Man (voice)
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| Takeshi Aono | ... |
Old Man (voice)
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Kôji Tsujitani | ... |
Mitsuru Maeda (voice)
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Chie Satô | ... |
Nobuko Ômae (voice)
(as Chie Satou)
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| Rica Matsumoto | ... |
Tomoe Satô (voice)
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Teiji Ômiya | ... |
Manager Minagawa (voice)
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Tamio Ôki | ... |
Tachibana (voice)
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Sho Saito | ... |
Haru Takazawa (voice)
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| Ken'ichi Ogata | ... |
Riot Police Captain (voice)
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| Bin Shimada | ... |
Staffer A (voice)
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Chô | ... |
Reporter A (voice)
(as Yûichi Nagashima)
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| Toshiyuki Morikawa | ... |
Reporter B (voice)
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| Wataru Takagi | ... |
Reporter C (voice)
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| Takumi Yamazaki | ... |
Reporter D (voice)
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Takurô Kitagawa | ... |
Staffer B (voice)
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Kumiko Takizawa | ... |
Newscaster (voice)
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Noriko Asano | ... |
Nurse (voice)
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Nigel Anthony | ... |
Ache (1994) (voice)
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Barbara Barnes | ... |
Nobuko (voice)
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Sean Barrett | ... |
Ache (voice)
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Toni Barry | ... |
Haruko (voice)
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Jana Carpenter | ... |
Norie (1994) (voice)
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| Blain Fairman | ... |
Ache (1994) (voice)
(as Blair Fairman)
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| Adam Henderson | ... |
Maeda (voice)
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John Fitzgerald Jay | ... |
Hasegawa (voice)
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| Peter Marinker | ... |
Professor / Reporter (voice)
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Nicolette McKenzie | ... |
Haru / Nurse (voice)
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| Ian Thompson | ... |
Takazawa (voice)
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Allan Wenger | ... |
Terada (voice)
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Steven Crossley | ... |
Board (uncredited) (voice)
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| Graydon Gould | ... |
Minawa (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Hiroyuki Kitakubo | ||
Written by
| Katsuhiro Ôtomo | ... | (original work) |
| Katsuhiro Ôtomo | ... | (screenwriter) |
Produced by
| Tsukasa Ariyoshi | ... | planner |
| Laurence Guinness | ... | executive producer |
| Mitsuhisa Hida | ... | planner |
| Shin'ichirô Inoue | ... | planner |
| Tsuguhiko Kadokawa | ... | executive producer |
| Yasuku Kazama | ... | producer |
| Shûgo Matsuo | ... | executive producer |
| Yoshiaki Motoya | ... | producer |
| Kazufumi Nomura | ... | producer |
| Yasuhito Nomura | ... | producer |
| John O'Donnell | ... | executive producer |
| Masaki Sawanobori | ... | planner |
| Yutaka Takahashi | ... | executive producer |
| Masayoshi Yoshida | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Bun Itakura | ||
Cinematography by
| Hideo Okazaki | ||
Editing by
| Eiko Nishide | ||
Editorial Department
| Katsumi Mori | ... | film development: Tokyo Developing Laboratories |
| Kunio Nishikubo | ... | film development: Tokyo Developing Laboratories |
| Kazuko Tabei | ... | negative cutter |
Art Direction by
| Hiroshi Sasaki | ||
Production Management
| Tai Hong An | ... | production manager |
| Mamoru Minagawa | ... | production manager |
| Ryô Ozawa | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Toshiaki Hontani | ... | unit director |
| Sadami Morikawa | ... | assistant unit director |
Art Department
| Hiromi Anzai | ... | color designer |
| Toshiaki Hontani | ... | storyboard artist |
| Kenji Kamiyama | ... | assistant art director |
| Hiroyuki Kitakubo | ... | storyboard artist |
| Satoshi Kon | ... | art designer |
| Michitada Kushida | ... | assistant art director |
| Masato Takagi | ... | assistant color designer |
| Tatsuyuki Tanaka | ... | storyboard artist |
| Katsuhiro Ôtomo | ... | calligraphy |
Sound Department
| Yukio Abe | ... | sound mixer |
| Thomas Chan | ... | sound designer |
| Yasunori Honda | ... | sound director |
| Yasuyuki Konno | ... | sound effects editor: Swara Production |
| Carl Macek | ... | sound design producer (as Carl F. Macek) |
| Keiko Shima | ... | sound producer: Arts Pro |
Special Effects by
| Toyohiko Sakakibara | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Ken'ichi Abe | ... | computer graphics |
| Tadashi Shinoda | ... | screen processing assistance: REBYC |
| Sôichi Sunakura | ... | screen processing assistance |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Minoru Koyama | ... | camera operator: IMG |
| Masaki Nakamura | ... | camera operator: IMG |
| Takashi Shimamoto | ... | camera operator: IMG |
Animation Department
| Mariko Aoki | ... | key animator |
| Rie Aoki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kôichi Arai | ... | key animator (as Koichi Arai) |
| Masatsugu Arakawa | ... | key animator (as Shinji Arakawa) |
| Hisashi Eguchi | ... | character designer |
| Atsuko Fukushima | ... | key animator |
| Kôichi Hashimoto | ... | key animator |
| Takayoshi Hashimoto | ... | inbetween checker |
| Norihiro Hiraki | ... | background artist |
| Tadashi Hiramatsu | ... | key animator |
| Takeshi Honda | ... | key animator |
| Fumio Iida | ... | animation director / key animator |
| Yuji Ikehata | ... | background artist |
| Tomoo Ikeuchi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Fujio Inose | ... | key animator |
| Toshiyuki Inoue | ... | key animator |
| Atsuko Ishida | ... | key animator |
| Kôichi Ishihara | ... | key animator |
| Mitsuo Iso | ... | mechanical designer |
| Sadayuki Iwai | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masahiro Kase | ... | key animator |
| Shin'ya Kawahara | ... | inbetween artist |
| Takuya Kawami | ... | cel painter |
| Kumiko Kawana | ... | assistant animation director / key animator |
| Masanori Kikuchi | ... | background artist |
| Soon Deok Kim | ... | cel checker |
| Masahiro Kimura | ... | key animator |
| Yoshihiro Kitano | ... | key animator |
| Masayuki Kobayashi | ... | key animator |
| Hiroko Kochiya | ... | cel painter |
| Satoshi Kon | ... | key animator |
| Kazuya Kose | ... | key animator |
| Masahiro Koyama | ... | key animator |
| Yûji Matsubara | ... | inbetween artist |
| Katsumi Matsuda | ... | key animator |
| Norio Matsumoto | ... | key animator |
| Michio Mihara | ... | key animator |
| Sadami Morikawa | ... | assistant animation director / key animator |
| Kôji Morimoto | ... | animator (as Kouji Morimoto) |
| Hiroyuki Morita | ... | key animator |
| Eri Nakamura | ... | cel painter |
| Mitsuyasu Nakazaki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kazuto Nakazawa | ... | key animator |
| Hiroyuki Okiura | ... | key animator |
| Atsushi Okuda | ... | key animator (as Jun Okuda) |
| Hiroyuki Okuno | ... | key animator |
| Bok Soon Park | ... | cel checker |
| Satoshi Saga | ... | key animator |
| Takashi Sasaki | ... | key animator |
| Toshihiko Shimada | ... | inbetween artist |
| Ken'ichi Shimizu | ... | key animator |
| Hiroshi Shirakawa | ... | inbetween checker |
| Satoshi Shishido | ... | key animator |
| Masatomo Sudô | ... | key animator (as Masatomo Sudoh) |
| Hiromitsu Suetake | ... | key animator |
| Michiyo Suzuki | ... | assistant animation director / key animator |
| Shunji Suzuki | ... | key animator |
| Yôji Takeshige | ... | background artist |
| Hiroto Tanaka | ... | key animator |
| Satoshi Tsuchiya | ... | cel painter |
| Kazuya Tsurumaki | ... | key animator |
| Akio Uchino | ... | key animator |
| Kôichi Usami | ... | key animator |
| Ritsuko Watanabe | ... | inbetween checker |
| Motoki Yagi | ... | key animator |
| Yoshie Yokoyama | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tadao Yoshikawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kinji Yoshimoto | ... | key animator |
| Hideo Yuasa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Manabu Ôhashi | ... | key animator |
| Yuki Ônuki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Katsuhiro Ôtomo | ... | key animator (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo) / mechanical designer (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo) |
| Kôji Ôtsuki | ... | cel painter (as Hiroshi Ôtsuki) |
Music Department
| Tomohiko Fukuoka | ... | music producer |
| Noriaki Komaki | ... | assistant music producer |
| Mishio Ogawa | ... | theme song |
Additional Crew
| Michael Bakewell | ... | adr director |
| Jerry Beck | ... | production associate (as Jack Beck) |
| William Flanagan | ... | subtitle translation |
| L. Michael Haller | ... | production associate (as Michael Haller) |
| Pamela Parks | ... | subtitle translation |
| Mitsuteru Shinozawa | ... | production assistant |
| Eric Thomann | ... | coordinator |
| Sôichi Tsuji | ... | production collaborator: A.S.H. |
| Mei Xian Wu | ... | production work |
Production Companies
- A.P.P.P. (animation)
- Aniplex
- Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
- Movic
- Sony Music Entertainment
- TV Asahi
- Tokyo Theatres
Distributors
- Tokyo Theatres (1991) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Manga Entertainment (1994) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (1994) (United States) (theatrical)
- AV Visionen Filmverleih (2012) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- BBC Two (1997) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Central Park Media (United States) (DVD)
- International Channel (United States) (tv)
- Kaze (2012) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Kaze (2012) (Italy) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Kit Parker Films (United States) (dubbed)
- Manga Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Manga Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Manga Entertainment (Spain) (VHS)
- Rapid Eye Movies
- SME Visual Works (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- Selecta Visión (2013) (Portugal)
- Selecta Visión (2013) (Spain)
- The Sci-Fi Channel (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- A.S.H. (animation assistance)
- ACJ (animation assistance)
- ADC Group SpA (Italian dubbing) (Italian version)
- Anime International Company (AIC) (animation assistance)
- Arts Pro (sound production)
- Ashi Productions Company (animation assistance)
- Aubeck (animation assistance)
- Avaco Creative Studio (recording studio)
- Carton (animation assistance)
- DAST (animation assistance)
- HYOIN ANIMATION PROD (cel painting)
- HYOIN ANIMATION PROD (inbetween animation)
- Han Il Animation (animation assistance)
- Han Young Animation (animation assistance)
- Hana Production (cel painting)
- Hana Production (inbetween animation)
- IMG (photography)
- Kim Sung World (cel painting)
- Kim Sung World (inbetween animation)
- Kum Young (animation assistance)
- Kuma Production (cel painting)
- Magic Bus (animation assistance)
- Maki Production (titles)
- NARA Production (animation assistance)
- Poem Cinema (cel painting)
- Poem Cinema (inbetween animation)
- Rebyc (screen processing)
- Shin Woo Animation Studio (animation assistance)
- Streamline Pictures (sound effects design: with the cooperation of)
- Studio Boomerang (inbetween animation)
- Studio Cavern (photography)
- Studio Egg (cel painting)
- Studio Wombat (inbetween animation)
- Swara Production (sound effects)
- Tick Tock Publishers (music production)
- Tokyo Developing Laboratories (film developing)
- Tokyo TV Center (sound developing)
- Wally Burr Recording (sound effects design)
- World Wide Sound (dubbing) (english version)
- Young Woo Production (animation assistance)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 Tzung-I Lin |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This movie features several devices made by Sony, the most recognizable being the Trinitron and the Unix-based NEWS workstation. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Screamers/Richard III/Bed of Roses/Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored/Angels and Insects (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hashire jitensha See more » |
| Quotes |
[repeated line]
Hasegawa: No one messes with the Ministry of Public Welfare! See more » |