I just love old anime films from the 80's and 90's, they just seem to have a magical vibe to them that can't be recreated again (or at least it's very difficult to recapture it's magic).

I really love the scene of the Type 90 being wheeled off the truckbed and the POV shot of it's gun pointing right at the Diet building. Really great and subtle way to show Oshii's hatred of the military industrial complex.

It's crazy how this animation back in the 90s or even late 80s could look so stellar. Arguably better even than what we get now.

This single scene is a way scarier than most of the thrillers. A ghost of probable civil war, tanks on the streets, emergency announcements on tv. A complete misunderstanding of what is truly happening. It reminds me of the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis.

Imagine for a moment, the feeling of impending demise from seeing this scene unfold on your own city/town. The sudden appearance of military armor divisions posting guard throughout the area...and then the tense boredom that follows when nothing happens.

There isn't a shot wasted in patlabor 2. Every image is art.

配備された自衛隊員たちの「俺ら何してんだろ」みたいな顔がすき。

I miss the way things were lit in a scene, the subtle glow of a screen, the shadows in a dark alley. The lighting techniques they had definitely added a certain feel to the animation

One of the reasons that I like this anime so much is that it's not so futuristic at all compared with other similar animes that center around robots or power armors. You can see in the clip that they still use traditional TV screens, which are huge and heavy, instead of the HD flat screens that are so commonly used everywhere nowadays. The combination of reality and imagination is one of the features of this series. The more you watch this anime movie, the more you realize that the setting of the story is not the far future, but a modern world in which all of these technologies have been used for quite a while. I am looking forward to this kind of work but haven't found similar ones so far. It's a condensed, dark, and inspiring movie that people who are interested in Japanese culture or political environment should never miss.

自衛隊個人個人が常に目を光らせてるわけでもなく、配置に着いてぼーっと何か考え事してたり、ちょくちょく一般市民と親しくしたりしてるのが凄い現実的に表現されてて凄いな

Love that bit of symbolism at 03:45 as the tank raises its gun barrel at Diet (parliament) building, then turns away. "Yeah, we're here to protect you, but we're pretty much a gun pointed at your head..."

The looks of awe on the faces of the tankers as they roll by the offices gets me every time. "Is this really happening? Are we really doing this in our lifetime?" Edit because while I appreciate the clip being up I feel the title of the video is very misleading. While the scene shows a mobilization and the following garrison duty, it's hardly a coup d'etat in the plot. Maybe it's mistranslation, but the title ought to read "(JSDF Mobilization)" instead.

this animation style is beautiful. why inst modern anime this gorgeous

Huh, while out of context this does look like a coup d'état, it's actually the government calling in JSDF units that hadn't been part of the units who had protested against the government actions. I realized once I saw how in the show it talks about all "loyal" units, and when you realize that other units had been protesting, it would be pretty clear what's happening here. A really cool scene nonetheless though.

3:22あたりに出てくる自衛隊員の「こんなことして大丈夫か？」と言わんばかりの困惑した表情が、素晴らしい演出だと思います。言葉ではなく隊員の表情で状況の深刻さを演出している。

KZfaq decided to recommend me this right after Wagner incident 💀

The fact that they bought everything in that convenience store using change and bills from their pockets and not goverment funds is dedication

Am I the only one who just loves the atmosphere of a coup d'etat scene? We really need more of them.

There was a time when Patlabour was actually more of a comedy than a Tom Clancy's thriller

For people who are confused as to why its called a coup, as said in 4:59, all provisions for martial law were dropped after WW2. While the JSDF reacted according to the whims of the civilian government - it did so clearly against the constitution. The civilian government basically gave a duplicate key to the JSDF with that one especially as just before this - the PATLABOR units (basically the police) had been condemned for their inaction during the Bay Bridge Bombing and the blame was pinned on them. This is why the SVD Units were hauling shit - they have been ordered to stand down while the forces who condemned them rolled in to take over their job. Who knows what will happen. Now why did the civilian government called in the JSDF? Well the US threatened to intervene if the government doesnt get a grip on things. This was exactly what the antagonist wanted, to basically have the JGSDF (who the antagonist doesnt have much influence on) to parade around in one area which he basically threatened with nerve gas the very next scene. The plan was for the JGSDF themselves to orchestrate a full coup fearing another attack - which would be the real thing next time. The antagonist, who is with the JASDF is going to take care of the SVD Units which he basically sent a gunship after to destroy them while the gas attack was going on.

有事と言う非日常が日常の中に溶け込んでいく様子を静けさのなかに描いた見事なシーンです

I like the way the music plays out through this sequence.

買い占め部隊とかトイレットペーパーとか軍オタとか これだけ緊張した映像に自然と笑いを仕込む押井監督のセンス

上映されてた当時、陸自にいたので、｢実際に出て来る部隊は・・・｣と見ながら駐屯地の事を考えてました。

Wow I never seen scene so chilling yet so beautifully portrayed

The way the Military just blends into the civilian world, it's so surreal along with the music.

これがもう30年以上前の作品って…凄いな。

Kawai's soundtrack for this film is probably my favorite of his and might be my favorite anime film ost period (it's tied between this and Dirty Pair Project Eden). Shit sends chills up my spine every time I listen to it. This, Patlabor 1 and Ghost in the Shell are the reasons I adore Oshii and place him at the number 1 spot of my favorite anime film directors, with Yoshiaki Kawajiri coming in at number two.

Oh my God, I just realized this after all these years… the birds. In this sequence the birds only appears on screen. Normally the Japanese, only saw the tanks on the screens. Now Tsuge made it that they are now actually on the streets of Tokyo, and the birds are now on screen.

金ローとかで流してほしい。 もっと世間に広まるべき作品だと思います。

back when anime artists understood how to draw vehicles

I never understood Patlabor 2 as a kid (I loved the first movie even as a kid), but I go back to watch this every once in a while and the older I get the more I truly appreciate what a masterpiece this movie is.

what I love about patlabor, the writer seems to have thought of everything even though it is based on science fiction, yet such things as hoarding food, coup d'état parade, strobing lights, seems never escaped their thoughts.

The animation is top when it comes to mechanical detail. And the tension from background music fits perfectly. I feel like they aren’t cheap and you can’t see anything like this get released often.

6:45 この戦車がぽつんとあるシーンが何か好き、明らかな異物なはずなのにずっと前からここに置いてあったようなそんな感じがなんとも。

This scene probably inspired by the 26 February 1936 Coup and the Kyujo Incident 1945. Both incident were military coup started by the Imperial Japanese Army which occured in Tokyo.

The roots of Ghost in the Shell grow here...

Why does this feel so real? Hats off to the production team.

4:56 5:31 These scenes actually exist in Shinjuku, Tokyo. I go through these places to the office, every day. When I go to work, I think "It's the Patlabor scene" several times. That's important to me, it's a reason to go to the company.

When you think about it, the JSDF is basically the only group of people in Japan that has weapons at their disposal, so they could basically do what they want.

the soundtrack is just incredible... match the scene so perfectly

you havent notice the subtlety in this scenes.. despite the coup de tat or rather protest act of the military... the part where the kids were all getting excited with the robot the pilot gestured to the kids wonderfully and playfully witht he kids... showing they still want to keep the civilians feel safe and not panic with their presence

平和の象徴である鳩と平和の逆である武器が一緒に映るシーン好き。

6:21 brilliant juxtaposition - for those who don't speak French "Lumière et Ombre" mean "Light and Shadow"

普通では見れない物を、普通の世界に写し込めている所がとても好き

多年後回顧這個片段 仍然被深刻震撼 音樂跟氣氛 還有大螢幕不斷出現的 鴿子跟飛鳥 政變自衛隊跟 一樣忙碌於生活的百姓 形成奇妙的畫面跟無法言喻的感覺

3:23 I like that this one scene is included. It shows that this is surreal to them as well, not just to the onlookers.

A “coup d'état” in snow. It is derived from February 26 Incident. That was an attempted coup d'état in Japan on 26 February 1936. In that day Tokyo was in heavy snowstorm.

2024年に見ても、とてもリアルで美しい、名作中の名作。押井監督の新作を求む。

Wagner convoy reaching Moscow ETA 6 hours left

These older anime from the 90s were so detailed and hand drawn with so much love and care......the artists and animators were making an art, not just a commercial product to sell toys and merchandise.

元自衛官です。 普通科隊員でした。 自分もこういう状況に居たらどんな気持ちで警戒してるんだろうな？と考えさせられました！ 普通科でも役立つのだろうか？とか思いました笑

Welcome to another episode of: Why is this in my recommended?

Very realistic and clear depiction of the uncertainty and the atmosphere of the approaching war. Saw this in the spring of 2014, saw this in the winter of 2022.

The scenes of tanks posted in the streets,students saluting the tanks and people taking pictures with the troops reminds me very much of what happened in Egypt after the January 25th revolution when the Egyptian army "protected"(it was a coup lol) the people of Egypt from the government.

This had something both intimidating and then magical, first like a clockwork going into place and then the second part had a slight dreamworld-like vibe. Digital or animated art.

この自衛隊がいる異常事態と普段通り暮らしている人達、町、景色、とても好きです。2の中でも。BGMも相まって…

that part at the end where it starts snowing at night in the empty streets with just the vehicles out there is so beautiful in a weird way

Rostov-on-Don 2023:

And as the snow fell, everyone soon realized... That they are now in Russia.

Prigozhin's unreachable dream

what i like about patlabor is how realistic the environment is, the robot is not too big and can't fly and not colorful. The personnel also have a simple personality, not too much like the Gundam story. All in all I really like this series

押井守監督は間の作り方がほんとに上手い

I love those animes without giant eyed chicks

"Hello this is the shopping unit" "You are now the hoarding unit! Grab everything you lay your hands on!"

As a person from Ukraine I feel that. There are horrors of war but sometimes there are moments like this when you get mezmerized by how cool and unnatural the situation is and want to watch soldiers and vehicles like a child. Martial law + no war or war limited to the combat area = strong, united & disciplined society

金属の光沢、光の描写、機械や航空機や車両の細かい描写etc 今でも通用するすごい作画ですね 当時のセル画技術が高すぎる これはロストテクノロジーになりますね…

９０の砲身が一瞬国会議事堂に向けられている、こういう匂わせる描写がいいですよね。地味ながら好きなシーンの一つ。

日常の中に兵器が待機しているという非日常…… 何か見えない事が始まりつつあるという「圧倒的な現実」への不安感…… 具体的には何もできないという焦燥……

I was immediately reminded of this scene following the Wagner revolt in Russia.

Glad I'm not the only one that looked this up because of what's going on in Russia right now 🫡

日常に非日常が入ってきて、すぐ普通に溶け込むとこすこ

パトレイバー2、二重三重の入れ子として表現された戦争における現実と幻想のテーマや、押井守の都市論的側面、立体的人物描写、美しい冬の東京、脚本構成レイアウト等の技巧等魅力的な側面が沢山あるアニメ映画だと思うのですが、私が一番好きなのは東京という都市が舞台なのにもかかわらず完璧に冒険映画として成立させている巧さなんですよね 東京という日常であるはずの光景においても、戒厳という非日常、電子戦による情報的孤立、超法規的決断による孤立無援、日常的には決して目にすることができない物理的視点から切り取られた画面等の要素によって東京の潜在的な魔境ともいえる性質が浮かび上がり、それが冒険モノとしての魅力を出しているのが凄いんですよね

6:32 「君の名は」に出てきた歩道橋

コロナ禍で緊急事態宣言出ましたが 真っ先にこのアニメーション映画を思い描きました。首都Tokyoに「信頼のおける部隊」が派兵されても会社は休みにならず満員電車に揺られ出勤する日常 まんまコロナ禍の緊急事態における東京の風景そのまま

my god, imagine this 80 90s style with today's high resolutions, it will be a dream come true

The music really adds a lot to this. The ominous feeling of instability and anxiety about the future.

Got another civil war issue in US, this anime is far ahead of the world.

Japan is far ahead of its time that's for sure. One of my favorite animated pieces along side ghost in the shell. Amazing.

God damn 90s anime was so detailed. I’m so in love with the bubble time anime.

東京という大都市で、内戦に近い状態が起こっているというのに、人々がいつもと変わらない日常をおくっているコト、もしかしたら自衛隊や警察でさえ、危機感を感じていないのでは？と思わせる描写に考えさせられます。

Me finding out that Kenji Kawai made the ost for this movie: Of course is him.

My admiration... considering the times, and resources in that decade, i think the animation and the combination with the music are great... i love when troops land and the reflex of ligths is around their siluetes. 💪🏻✨

Translation from Title: The clip is from "Mobile Police PATLABOR 2 the Movie", after the Nerima garrison incident, the Chief of Staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force resigned, and the confrontation between the Police Department and the Self Defense Force escalated to a white hot stage. That night, the army suddenly "security forces" into Tokyo, declared martial law in the metropolitan area. While Mamoru Oshii's animated films are characterized by large montages depicting scenery, this seven-minute sequence is the longest in the film, with its fine portrayal of military equipment and the state of the characters, and its soundtrack, "Asia" by Kenji Kawai, perfectly creating a sense of urgency on the night of the coup, and the confusion of the soldiers' methodical actions. The "Mobile Police 2" is thus the top military anime in terms of realism.

這部動畫的配樂極神！

懐かしいです。 1993年の真夏に公開された映画でしたが、劇中の季節は真冬。 真冬の澄んだ空気感まで伝わってくる傑作でした。 映画を観終わって、映画館を出ると表は猛暑。 そのギャップがすごく思い出深いです。

緊急事態宣言中に見るとまた感慨深いものがあるな

The Military Industrial Complex is a terrible affliiction upon humanity. But damn It looks so cool

2:36 静かな音楽がだんだん盛り上がっていくこの切り替えのタイミング好き

もうこんなアニメ二度と拝めないだろうな

辛苦了 好懷念的作品 說真的現在真的很少有這樣的作品了

押井守にできて庵野秀明にできないのがこういうとこ

The A E S T H E T I C is real

アニメなんだけど実写のようだ。不思議。今のアニメとは違う。体温を感じる。

從標題到說明都是錯的。 1.這支陸自是應中央命令從東京圈外調過來的，稍早的電視新聞有提到。 2.原因並不是跟警視廳對立，而是中央過度緊張，害怕響應三澤基地關閉通訊的其他部隊真的叛變，因此調來親中央部隊保護首都。 3.警視廳完全不會是自衛隊對手，特二兩支小隊加起來都沒有十台，特二被突襲與施工隧道這兩場戲也看得出連機砲都扛不住，不用說口徑更大、射程更遠的主力戰車。實際上即使不把軍用Labor算進來，全體警察的火力仍不可能跟自衛隊為敵。 4.其實就是東京中央掉入拓植的反間計，並且拓植還有國防族 (荒川提過的，左傾想要增加軍備的軍政高層) 支援。 5.後面南雲和後藤從警視廳脫逃前的文戲也能明顯看到，警視總監在內的警界高層只想討好中央以便自己晉升政界，被拓植利用來激起自衛隊派系分裂，導致中央過度緊張，達成拓植策畫這場假戰爭的目的。 *三部劇場版的世界觀都沒有不破環生 (南雲的老同學，自衛隊軍用Labor Hell-Diver駕駛員，只存在於TV版跟第二期OVA) 這個角色，但第一部仍明示了自衛隊有軍用Labor。 這部算有點難懂，很重要的事件背景都是在荒川跟後藤的對話中提到，如果文戲看得不仔細，很容易看圖說話鬧烏龍。

ついに東京でこれが現実に．．．．

普通のアニメや映画だと 街に出て来る軍隊は強さとか戦争が始まる恐怖、もしくは自衛隊ガンバレーを写すだけだが 日常に違和感なく溶け込んだ恐怖を描くのはこれだけだわ 描かれる全ての人間がどこか対岸の火事だと思ってるこの雰囲気。自衛隊員でさえ。 実際こうなるんだろうな。戦車配備されても道が混んだくらいにしか思わない つか3.11の雰囲気がまんまこれだわ

パトレイバー初見だけどこれ一目惚れした。 戒厳令下の日本に謎のノスタルジーを感じる。 あと、この時代のアニメの光の表現すごく好き。多分ポリゴンショック以前はこんな感じで光炊きまくってたんだろうなと思う。 やっぱポリゴンって大戦犯だわ←

この時代の作品好き。 ファッキン異世界転生より古き良き時代の作品をネットフリックスにあげてほしい。

The cinematography in this short segment is *astounding!*. Such a rich kaleidoscope of perspectives, lighting, environments. Wow. I don't know of anything modern that can match it.