Animation ·Drama ·Science Fiction · Japan · 1991 · 1h 20m

Roujin Z

老人Z

Roujin Z poster
Director
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Cast
Chisa Yokoyama as Haruko Mitsuhashi (voice) Hikojiro Matsumura as Kijuro Takazawa (voice) Chie Sato as Nobuko Ohe (voice) Hikojiro Matsumura as Ache B (voice) Koji Tsujitani as Mitsuru Maeda (voice) Sho Saito as Haru Takazawa / Z-001 (voice)
Crew
Hideo Okazaki — Director of Photography Eiko Nishide — Editor Bun Itakura — Original Music Composer Katsuhiro Otomo — Screenplay Yasuku Kazama — Producer Yoshiaki Motoya — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
hackermechacyberpunktokyo, japananimeelder carehome care nursegeriatric
Key Collaborators
Hiroyuki Kitakubo Director Hideo Okazaki Director of Photography Eiko Nishide Editor Bun Itakura Original Music Composer Katsuhiro Otomo Screenplay Yasuku Kazama Producer Yoshiaki Motoya Producer Kazufumi Nomura Producer Yasuhito Nomura Producer
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