Roujin Z
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
1991-09-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
117
Vote Average
6.564
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)
Masa Saitō
Haru Takazawa / Z-001 (voice)
Rica Matsumoto
Satō Tomoe (voice)
Ryūji Saikachi
Ache A (voice)
Shinji Ogawa
Suguru Terada (voice)
Shinsuke Chikaishi
Yoshihiko Hasegawa (voice)
Takeshi Aono
Ache C (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Riot Police Inspector (voice)
Kumiko Takizawa
Newscaster (voice)
Noriko Asano
Nurse (voice)
Tamio Ohki
Professor Tachibana (voice)
Teiji Oomiya
Manager Minagawa (voice)
Sho Saito
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