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Roujin Z
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Roujin Z

1991-09-14 · 80 min · ★ 6.6

Animation · Drama · Science Fiction

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.

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Directors
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Production companies
Tokyo Theatres Company, Sony Music Entertainment, movic, KADOKAWA Shoten, TV Asahi, Aniplex, APPP Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Chisa YokoyamaChisa YokoyamaHaruko Mitsuhashi (voice)
Hikojiro MatsumuraKijuro Takazawa (voice)
Chie SatoChie SatoNobuko Ohe (voice)
Hikojiro MatsumuraAche B (voice)
Koji TsujitaniKoji TsujitaniMitsuru Maeda (voice)
Sho SaitoHaru Takazawa / Z-001 (voice)
Rica MatsumotoRica MatsumotoSatō Tomoe (voice)
Ryuji SaikachiRyuji SaikachiAche A (voice)
Shinji OgawaShinji OgawaSuguru Terada (voice)
Shinsuke ChikaishiShinsuke ChikaishiYoshihiko Hasegawa (voice)
Takeshi AonoTakeshi AonoAche C (voice)
Kenichi OgataKenichi OgataRiot Police Inspector (voice)
Kumiko TakizawaKumiko TakizawaNewscaster (voice)
Noriko AsanoNurse (voice)
Tamio OhkiTamio OhkiProfessor Tachibana (voice)
Teiji OomiyaManager Minagawa (voice)
Teiji ŌmiyaTeiji ŌmiyaManager Minagawa (voice)

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