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Patlabor Movie 3: WXIII

“Detectives uncover a government conspiracy involving a deadly biological weapon and a personal tragedy linked to Tokyo Bay Labor accidents.”

Patlabor Movie 3: WXIII

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6,590 rank · 14,408 viewers · 25 favorites
Mystery Sci-Fi Detective Mecha
1 episodes · 1 hr 40 min min · Madhouse · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Detectives uncover a government conspiracy involving a deadly biological weapon and a personal tragedy linked to Tokyo Bay Labor accidents.

When the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, conspiracy concerning a new biological weapon entitled WXIII-Wasted Thirteen and a tragic, personal connection to Hata. The only hope to stop this threat is to cooperate with the military and lead WXIII into a showdown with the Labors of Special Vehicle Division 2. (Source: ANN)

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7.1 /10

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A Movie Production

Madhouse.
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Bandai Visual · Shochiku

  • Format 1 × 100′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 1h 40m all episodes
  • Aired Mar 2002 – ongoing
  • Source Movie media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-1180 catalog

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