Roujin Z

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Old Man Z
Japanese: 老人Z
English: Roujin Z
German: Roujin-Z
Spanish: Roujin-Z
French: Rouzin Z
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Information

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Sep 14, 1991
Licensors: Central Park Media
Studios: APPP
Source: Original
Genres: Award WinningAward Winning, ComedyComedy, DramaDrama, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Theme: MechaMecha
Duration: 1 hr. 19 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.041 (scored by 1201612,016 users)
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Ranked: #37962
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Popularity: #3490
Members: 35,697
Favorites: 69

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Synopsis

The Z Project was intended to give the new generation a break from caring for the old. The original intenion was to create a machine to care for them without any intervention. At first glance, it looked like an excellent plan, and many of the younger generation approved of its application. But when old Mr. Takazawa become the test subject for the Z-001 machine, Haruko questioned both the tactics of the hospital and the moral implications of the machine. This is just the beginning, as Haruko has not just the hospital, but the odds against her. But then, she discovers an odd quirk about the machine: it uses a biochip, and it eventually acquires a mind of its own!

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Background

Roujin Z won the Mainichi Film Award for animation in 1991.

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Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Kitakubo, Hiroyuki
Director, Storyboard
Otomo, Katsuhiro
Script, Key Animation, Mechanical Design, Original Creator
Tanaka, Tatsuyuki
Storyboard, Layout
Kon, Satoshi
Planning, Layout, Key Animation


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Ending Theme

"Hashire Jitensha (走れ自転車)" by Mishio Ogawa




Dec 12, 2008
Roujin Z is a futuristic, satirically funny, morality tale written by the reknowned Otomo Katsuhiro, more well known for the classic manga and anime Akira. The movie was directed by Kitakubo Hiryuki (Blood: The Last Vampire, Black Magic M-66), and received a great degree of critical acclaim, partly because it was written by Otomo Katsuhiro, but mainly because it was a movie that showed how anime was able to deal with themes that conventional filmmakers would find extremely difficult to cope with, especially given the time of it's release.

The story is set in the 21st century, and opens with the alarming news that there are ...
Jul 29, 2016
Story: 9 (this is not shallow. this is not lack of development. this is parsimonious model of story)
Art: 9 (i like the art, animation, and pale color...typical old anime style)
Sound: 5 (not so engaging, but that's okay)
Character: 7
Enjoyment: 9
Overall: 10

When coming to Mecha, often i see similar theme that was either wars between parties involved to get limited resources or protecting their home from evil darkness. This theme was okay for us at appropriate amount but human being cannot accept this amount when it exceed the inflection point where, after that point, the level of enjoyment becomes gradually decreasing. Unfortunately, back from the history of ...
Jul 4, 2015
Growing tired and frustrated with caring for the elderly simply because it's cost demanding and physically taxing. The government plans on putting to action "Project Z". They build a supercomputer dubbed Z-001, which is in the form of a bed that is linked to a persons brainwaves, and in theory provides all of the essential needs to care for them, which sounds like a great idea. However, it's devoid of the caring emotion that one needs from other people. Their first unwilling patient is Mr. Takazawa. The nurse caring for him named Haruko is uneasy about his situation, and she attempts to free him but ...

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Poll: Roujin Z Episode 1 Discussion
MaxCrazy7 - Dec 10, 2009
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UK BD and DVD release next week
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Anyone know where the original 4:3 aspect ratio version is?
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