THE NEXT GENERATION PATLABOR -TOKYO WAR- DIRECTOR`S CUT

An extended director`s cut of Mamoru Oshii`s live-action movie THE NEXT GENERATION PATLABOR -TOKYO WAR- will be released in October. Photo courtesy of Shochiku. © 2015 HEADGEAR/ 'THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR-' PARTNERS

New High-Res Images from the Live-Action Movie Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: patlabor-nextgeneration.com (Japan)

Distributor Shochiku Co. has released the poster art and additional images for the live-action feature film THE NEXT GENERATION PATLABOR -TOKYO WAR- DIRECTOR`S CUT (THE NEXT GENERATION ?????? ???????????????, Za Nekusuto Jenereeshon Patoreibaa Shuto Kessen Direkutaazukatto). The new extended version -- featuring 27 minutes of additional footage -- will open in Japanese cinemas on October 10th. THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR- (? ???? ???????? -??????-, Za Nekusuto Jenereeshon – Patoreibaa -) theatrical series ran in seven chapters from 2014-2015. The story concluded with the 94 minute long movie, THE NEXT GENERATION PATLABOR -TOKYO WAR- (THE NEXT GENERATION ?????? ????, Za Nekusuto Jenereeshon Patoreibaa Shuto Kessen), which opened in 12th place at the box office for the May 1-3 weekend. At the end of the 20th century, there was a rise in crime due to the illegal use of Labors, humanoid robots specifically designed for heavy industrial work. To combat these new Labor crimes, the Metropolitan Police Department created the Special Vehicle Section 2 Patrol Labor unit. But by the early 21st century, the decline in Labor crimes has many thinking the so-called “Patlabor” program is no longer necessary and should be discontinued due to its high cost and maintenance. As Special Vehicle Section 2 faces demobilization, a state-of-the-art combat helicopter is stolen from the Self-Defense Forces by terrorists who now threatens Tokyo and the city`s 10 million inhabitants! Lurking 500 meters above the city and fully armed with cannons, air-to-surface rockets, missiles and the latest thermo-optical camouflage, the "Invisible Helicopter" Gray Ghost launches an attack on the Rainbow Bridge. Special Vehicle Section 2 becomes the police`s last line of defense, but will they be able to stop the violence or discover the true goal of the terrorists? The battle between the old-fashioned police Robos and the most advanced combat helicopter begins! CREDITS Theatrical Release Date: Saturday, October 10, 2015 (Roadshow) Running Time: 121 Minutes Cast Keiji Gotoda: Toshio Kakei Akira Izumino: Erina Mano Yuma Shiobara: Seiji Fukushi Kasya (Ekaterina Krachevna Kankaeva): Rina Ohta Shigeo Shiba: Shigeru Chiba Rei Haihara: Kanna Mori Onodera: Kotaro Yoshida Kei Takahata: Reiko Takashima Isamu Otawara: Yoshinori Horimoto Hiromichi Yamazaki: Shigekazu Tajiri Shinji Mikiya: Kohei Shiotsuka Yoshikatsu Buchiyama: Yoshikazu Fujiki Staff Director: Mamoru Oshii Screenwriter: Mamoru Oshii Executive Producer: Toru Uemura Co-Producer: Junichi Sakomoto Executive Producers: Kiyotaka Ninomiya, Tadashi Osumi Production Producers: Kentaro Yoshida, Toshihiro Takahashi Chief Producer: Shun Miyashita Producers: Takeshi Date, Junichi Takagi, Yasuhiro Miyamoto, Akira Takei 2nd Unit Director: Takanori Tsujimoto Action Director: Kensuke Sonomura Cinematographer: Hiroshi Machida, Tetsuya Kudo Lighting: Makoto Tsukayama, Takamichi Fujita Recording: Akihiko Kaku, Hisashi Iwamaru Art Director: Anri Jojo Decoration: Masahide Nakazawa, Tetsuji Tatsuta Editor: Yoshinori Ohta Music: Kenji Kawai Sound Effects: Kenji Shibasaki Sound Department: Tsuyoshi Murozono Sound Design: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi VFX Supervisor: Kyoyu Ishii Recording: Tetsuko Kai, Yoshiko Kagami Haibara Pilot Suit Design: Dango Takeda Costume: Kyoka Sugimoto Hair: Miho Shimizu, Tomoko Karasawa Casting: Koji Nakamoto Assistant Directors: Taiichi Sugiyama, Isao Kaneko, Katsuhito Motegi Production Managers: Kosaka Masato, Jun Shimane Labor Design Artwork: Katsuya Terada Labor Design: Hideki Hashimoto Labor Sculptor: Eisaku Kito Original Work: HEADGEAR Production: TOHOKUSHINSHA VFX Production: Omnibus Japan Distributor: Shochiku Worldwide Sales: TOHOKUSHINSHA © 2015 HEADGEAR/ "THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR-" PARTNERS

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