Roujin-Z (1994)
Directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Genres - Fantasy, Drama, Science Fiction |
Sub-Genres - Anime, Sci-Fi Action |
Release Date - Sep 14, 1991 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 80 min. |
Countries - Japan, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
In this Japanese animated science fiction adventure, an elderly man is chosen to be the recipient of a special robot, the Z-001, which will act as his caregiver. The Z-001 displays greater efficiency and skill than any human nurse. But while the robot does fine at first, there's one catch -- the Z-001 began as a military project, so when the old man's violent impulses rise to the surface, the machine begins to mirror them, and soon the machine is a danger to all around it ... including the man the machine is supposed to serve.
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android, caregiver, experiment, machine, mind-reader, prototype, robot