Roujin Z (1991)

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In this Japanese animated science fiction adventure, an elderly man is chosen to be the recipient of a special robot, the Z-001, which will act as his caregiver. The Z-001 displays greater efficiency and skill than any human nurse. But while the robot does fine at first, there's one catch -- the… More In this Japanese animated science fiction adventure, an elderly man is chosen to be the recipient of a special robot, the Z-001, which will act as his caregiver. The Z-001 displays greater efficiency and skill than any human nurse. But while the robot does fine at first, there's one catch -- the Z-001 began as a military project, so when the old man's violent impulses rise to the surface, the machine begins to mirror them, and soon the machine is a danger to all around it ... including the man the machine is supposed to serve. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 20 min.
Directed By: Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Written By: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Genres: Action & Adventure, Animation, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

In Theaters: Sep 14, 1991 Wide
On DVD: Apr 16, 1996

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Phil Hall, Wired
A brilliantly demented anime masterpiece.

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Drew S

I'm a little disappointed with myself that, after watching an anime with such a unique and promising premise like Roujin Z, I didn't really enjoy it. I can barely explain why, either. The three thoughts I had that stuck with me after the movie were, in order, "This is… More
I'm a little disappointed with myself that, after watching an anime with such a unique and promising premise like Roujin Z, I didn't really enjoy it. I can barely explain why, either. The three thoughts I had that stuck with me after the movie were, in order, "This is trying way too hard", "What the hell is going on?" and "...that's it?" This is the first time that I've never liked a movie and couldn't quantify the reasons in words. Maybe I was just disappointed in it, after reading a few generally positive reviews and then expecting a lot more than I got out of it. Who knows.
Patrick D

I've got to admit: I'm not a huge anime fan. In fact for the most part I find it a bit boring. What attracted me to this film was the story- old man get put in a life support machine and it goes crazy and he become a robot ravaging the city. Plus it was done by the same dude… More
I've got to admit: I'm not a huge anime fan. In fact for the most part I find it a bit boring. What attracted me to this film was the story- old man get put in a life support machine and it goes crazy and he become a robot ravaging the city. Plus it was done by the same dude as Akira and I love that movie to no end. The actual movie is actually pretty cool and funny. I would suggest watching it if you want to see something different.

Cast

Sean Barrett
as ACHE #1
Nicolette McKenzie
as Haru
Ian Thompson
as Kijuro Takazawa

Blain Fairman
as ACHE #2
Graydon Gould
as Minagawa
Allan Wenger
as Terada

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Roujin Z (1991)

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