WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
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| Kana | WXIII 機動警察パトレイバー | ||||
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| Directed by | Fumihiko Takayama | ||||
| Screenplay by | Miki Tori | ||||
| Based on | Patlabor by Headgear | ||||
| Produced by | Masahiro Fukushima Tsutomu Sugita | ||||
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| Cinematography | Hisao Shirai | ||||
| Edited by | Kyoko Mizuta Takeshi Seyama Mutsumi Takemiya Megumi Uchida | ||||
| Music by | Kenji Kawai | ||||
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| Distributed by | Shochiku | ||||
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Running time | 94 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (WXIII 機動警察パトレイバー, Weisuteddo Sātīn Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā) is a 2002 Japanese animated science fiction thriller film directed by Fumihiko Takayama and written by Miki Tori. The third and final installment of the Patlabor film trilogy, it takes place in between Patlabor: The Movie and Patlabor 2: The Movie and serves as a side story, focusing on two police detectives and SV2 as they investigate a series of mysterious acts of deadly destruction occurring in and around Tokyo Bay that may be connected to a genetic experiment gone wrong. It was animated by Madhouse and produced by Bandai Visual and Tohokushinsha.