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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.9 / 100
1991·Animation / Comedy / Drama·1h 20m

ROUJIN Z

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.

Above the Line
Hiroyuki Kitakubo·DirectorKatsuhiro Otomo·ScreenplayHideo Okazaki·Director of PhotographyBun Itakura·Original Music ComposerEiko Nishide·Editor
Cast
Chisa Yokoyama·Haruko Mitsuhashi (voice)Hikojiro Matsumura·Kijuro Takazawa (voice)Chie Sato·Nobuko Ohe (voice)Hikojiro Matsumura·Ache B (voice)Koji Tsujitani·Mitsuru Maeda (voice)Sho Saito·Haru Takazawa / Z-001 (voice)Rica Matsumoto·Satō Tomoe (voice)Ryuji Saikachi·Ache A (voice)Shinji Ogawa·Suguru Terada (voice)Shinsuke Chikaishi·Yoshihiko Hasegawa (voice)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Hiroyuki Kitakubo·Director
Writing· 1
Katsuhiro Otomo·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Hideo Okazaki·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Eiko Nishide·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Bun Itakura·Original Music ComposerMishio Ogawa·Theme Song Performance
Art & Design· 1
Hiroshi Sasaki·Art Direction
Production· 4
Yoshiaki Motoya·ProducerYasuku Kazama·ProducerKazufumi Nomura·ProducerYasuhito Nomura·Producer
Other Departments· 19
Hisashi Eguchi·Character DesignerMitsuo Iso·Mechanical DesignerKouichi Hashimoto·Key AnimationManabu Ohashi·Key AnimationHiroto Tanaka·Key AnimationAtsuko Ishida·Key AnimationHiroyuki Morita·Key AnimationKazuchika Kise·Key AnimationMasahiro Kase·Key AnimationMasahiro Tanaka·Key AnimationMasatsugu Arakawa·Key AnimationAtsuko Fukushima·Key AnimationKazuto Nakazawa·Key AnimationKumiko Kawana·Key AnimationMasahiro Koyama·Key AnimationKinji Yoshimoto·Key AnimationKoichi Usami·Key AnimationKoji Morimoto·Key AnimationKouichi Arai·Key Animation
By the Numbers
74.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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