With the rapid development of Hyper Technology came the Labor...
a multi-purpose, humanoid construction machine whose use...
spread into almost every field.
However, this gave rise to a new threat to society: Labor crime.
The Tokyo Metro Police founded the Special Vehicles, Section 2...
within the Security Division to combat these ever-growing crimes.
This was the beginning of the SV2 Patrol Labor... Patlabor... units.
You really threw a wrench into my works
If I can get my heartbeat under control, I think I'll make it
We're futurists, you and me; technicians of love
Higher, faster, I'll love you if I want to
I think I'll get to like
The way I get flushed at the touch of your metal body
Oh, don't stop this gravity-defying feeling
That goes way beyond mere imagination
You really threw a wrench into my works
When I hold him tight, my Alphonse can do anything
We're futurists, you and me; technicians of love
Anytime, anywhere, nothing's impossible
Nothing's impossible
Report from 7th Precinct Security Headquarters:
707 in progress at Jinnan Town, Shibuya Ward!
Criminal is using a civil engineering Labor, and is heavily armed!
SV2, all units launch! SV2, all units launch!
That's...
What the...
There are wings on that Labor's back!
Don't tell me it can...
The Patrol Labor AV-2.
A power booster, fixed wings, and a propulsion device are attached...
to a standard Labor, making aerial maneuvering possible.
Captain!
This overcomes the weakness of old Labors, which could only operate...
over long distances with the aid of a trailer, and gives us the...
ability to combat aerial crimes, which will come in the near future.
The top brass accepted your proposal...
and Sakaki and Shige worked all night to finish it.
Way to go, Izumi!
Leave the ground control to us, Noa!
Thanks, Captain! Sakaki!
You, too, Shige! Thanks, everybody!
What's wrong, Noa?
Propulsion! I'm losing propulsion!
I can't gain any altitude!
Your wings! Flap your wings, Noa!
Say what? I'm going down!
It's falling! Run!
I thought so.
I knew it was too good to be true.
No kidding, Noa. It'll be another ten years before Labors will fly.
Unbelievable.
And that "power booster" thing... You sure have classic dreams.
Anyway, who's the big shot...
that I got dragged out of bed to pick up?
I'm supposed to be off today.
An NYPD police sergeant by the name of Kanuka Clancy.
"Kanuka"? Weird name.
She's a third-generation Hawaiian emigrant, I hear.
So why's this Kanuka lady coming to Tokyo?
Is she coming to the SV2?
What, you think I know everything?
Yeah.
Look, there's talk that the mayor of New York...
might be coming to visit Tokyo, right?
It probably has something to do with security for that.
But to come in through Yokota Air Base on a U.S. military plane...
I dunno... I get a weird feeling that this is something big.
I knew it'd be something like this.
You said you had a bad feeling about this.
- I still do. - Oh.
And so...
given the importance of security during the New York mayor's stay here...
the mobilization of the SV2 has been requested, as well.
And on that note, I'd now like to introduce Sgt. Kanuka Clancy...
who was rushed here this morning to deliver some important information.
Sgt. Clancy?
Wow! English!
Just yesterday, Japan time, we...
Wow! Japanese!
- I'm in love! - She's fluent!
We received information to the effect that the Terror Network...
was going to try something during the mayor's stay here.
So when's their mayor coming?
Today at 4.
Geez! It's a little late, isn't it?
This information is still under investigation...
but because it was leaked by an arms dealer we had arrested...
who wanted to deal, we believe it's reliability to be rather high.
According to Interpol, the following Terror Network members...
are hiding throughout the world.
Hey. What's the "Terror Network"?
Don't look at me!
It's one of those groups where they table their differences...
in philosophy and join forces to accomplish their goals.
- What do you mean? - It's a terrorist mutual aid society.
And these are the objectives of the mayor's visit here:
Aside from it being a goodwill visit to our Sister City...
he will also see the Babylon Project. In short...
You're saying that it's very likely...
that Beach House is sponsoring what's coming.
That's what we're thinking.
What the heck are the Babylon Project and Beach House?
You joined the force and you don't even know that?
It ain't like I joined because I wanted to.
- What? - What?
Well, the Babylon Project is...
more than just an extraordinary construction project to protect...
the bay from rising sea levels caused by the greenhouse effect.
It'll seal off the entire bay area, build giant sluices...
and over the course of 50 years, reclaim that land...
solving the Metro area's land problems in one blow.
But there's a lot of opposition, saying that it's a reckless plan...
that ignores the impact on ocean currents and the bay's ecosystem.
The opposition efforts of the countless extremist...
environmental protection groups is growing stronger.
Among these, "Beach House" was the first to make a call to arms...
and they began to carry out acts of terrorism in the capital last year.
They're the extremists among extremists, so to speak...
and are the thorn in the Public Security Department's side.
But despite all that, construction really took off last year...
and because of the project, the number of construction Labors...
in the capital jumped by a factor of 87.
As a result, Labor crimes also rose, which was the reason behind...
the founding of the Patrol Labor squads.
Wow, you sure know a lot.
No. Anybody who reads the papers every day would know that much.
- Yeah, everybody knows that. - Well, you got me.
I guess I sound like a complete idiot, don't I?
Aren't you?
Quiet!
That's all the information we have at present.
- What's your number? - What're your measurements?
Do you have any sisters?
Shut up!
Unit 2 here. Runway inspection complete.
Good. The 4th Mechanized Squad is guarding finger 13, Unit 2.
- Meet them and back up Squad C. - Roger!
You're really going all-out.
Even if I mobilize all my backup cars, I only have three Labors...
and there are countless points we need to check.
But if they want to strike at the moment that'll be most effective as...
anti-Babylon Project propaganda.
Right. The luncheon with the Tokyo Governor at noon tomorrow.
If it were me, that's what I'd go for.
What's the main security force around the Diet building?
Fifty SP Unit members under HQ's direct command...
who specialize in security for VI Ps...
along with 200 members of the elite 2nd Riot Squad: "Hell's 2nd".
And of course, the members of our own beloved Second Unit.
Hey! What do you think you're doing?
Keep it moving, you pinhead!
Move it, scumbag!
The Tohoku, Kan'etsu, Chuou, and Toumei Expressways...
the #3 Keihin, the Keiou, and then there's the regular highways.
Even the entire police force couldn't handle all this traffic!
It's no wonder the drivers are ticked off!
Geez, what the hell were the top brass thinking?
Well, he's the city's guest.
Their pride wouldn't let them call in units...
from other police departments as backup.
But we're never gonna be loved by the citizens as their police force!
Yo, cops! Yeah, you two! Get to work!
Say what? You bastard!
It sure is quiet.
And here they're saying that there are traffic jams all over the city...
and there's even rioting in some places.
That's because this area's closed off to all but police traffic.
Heck, we ought to take it easy while we can.
But the main security force is those SP guys, right?
Yeah. So how come Kanuka Clancy is working with a Labor unit...
when she's Security, same as those guys?
Something's fishy here.
The answer: She likes Labors!
You shouldn't apply your standards to everybody else.
What? Most people would call this goofing off!
Don't be stupid. Like you can work on an empty stomach.
That hit the spot.
Hey! Where are you going?
The john!
He eats, he goes to the bathroom. This guy just can't handle stress.
There's one!
Mister!
Me?
Are you a policeman?
Yeah, but I try not to stand out.
Then do something about that!
"That"?
It's a big pain, having something like that sitting there, Mister!
Is that a mobile command center?
Do you know that the mayor of New York is coming, Ma'am?
No.
Well, he is! Anyway, we need that to keep him safe while he's here.
So you can't do anything about it?
No.
Then who can?
Nobody!
Be good, now. Just go home and pet your cat, okay?
It's not good for you to be wandering around here.
'Bye!
Fine! See if I care!
Kids today, they ought to learn to listen to what people tell them.
Patlabor
The time is now 10:35.
The mayor of New York and his party are now safely in their rooms...
at the Hotel New Otani, in a Tokyo that is on full alert.
His departure was delayed because of a bomb threat...
and then, among other problems, his jet had engine trouble...
so he arrived nearly six hours behind schedule.
We're reporting to you from above the Hotel New Otani.
Back to you in the studio, Tawaura.
Thank you for that live report.
Now, focusing on the harsh criticism that...
the security measures for this visit are clearly excessive...
And I'd like to focus on this excessive work...
This means that we'll be sent out again tomorrow morning, doesn't it?
The First Unit will be working security all night...
at the New Otani again tonight!
They're lucky.
The First Unit gets the New Otani, and we just get this.
They'll just be standing outside all night, that's all.
Is Shinshi here?
Your wife dropped this off a while ago.
She said it's a change of underwear.
- Thanks. - Ow!
I'd better call.
I hate you, you loving husband you!
Ladykiller!
The privileges of being a married man.
Pansy!
Can somebody go out and buy us some dinner?
C'mon, Captain! Why didn't you say something earlier?
We could've stopped and got something on our way back!
Like we could park our command cars and carriers...
in front of a mini-mart, you moron.
Noa! Get me some instant tanmen with fried octopus in it.
Why are you telling me that?
I'll go, Noa.
Lend me your scooter.
If you love that scooter of yours, you go. There's a good girl.
Could you get me some socks, too?
One of those valu-packs with three pairs for $3.
Okay, okay!
Let's have the requests!
Five rice balls! And some Okakama mayo and extra-bitter sea chicken.
Get me some oolong tea; the convenience store brand.
Three curry muffins, the kind with soy pickles in them. And some...
I can't take this down if you're all talking at once!
Oh, you're getting dinner? I'll have...
Melon-jam muffins and instant soup, right?
Freeze. One move and you're dead.
I'll drop you where you stand.
Oh, Shinobu.
Geez, I'm sleepy.
Not enough sleep, Shinohara?
I had this awful dream where I was buried alive under a mountain...
of smelly socks, and my face was being eaten away by athlete's foot.
Same here.
Sleep if you want, but do it with your eyes open. And don't drool.
There's no telling where the press is hiding, snapping pictures.
Yes, sir.
But there's no point in standing guard here, Captain!
The helicopter's landing on the far roof of the Diet building, right?
We have our orders.
This spot will be the most photogenic when they show it...
on the monitors over at Security Headquarters.
Zero-One to Zero-Zero. Observation complete. Now returning. Over!
Zero-Zero, roger. Metro security shows all clear.
Zero-One, your ETA at the Diet building is 1200 hours.
It's time to go to the reception hall, sir.
They're not the Strategic Air Force or Spectre.
It's sick to get all googly-eyed over something on a monitor.
Geez, it's always us grunts who get shafted.
I mean, if they're gonna make a mobile command center like that...
they could at least come down and use it once.
Mobile command center?
What are you talking about?
I saw it yesterday.
It was in Central Park, smack in front of the Diet building.
It was a trailer, with a big "Metro Police" written on the side.
- We have one, right? - Nope.
The department doesn't have anything like that!
What is it, then?
Noa! Wake up, Noa!
Shinohara! Hey! What's going on?
I'll tell you later! Get the bomb squad on the horn!
Come on, Noa!
Where are you going?
This is the SV2, Second Unit in front of the Diet building.
Come in, headquarters.
This is Zero-One.
Now passing over Trade Center building at Hamamatsu. Over.
If that's what I think it is...
Stop! Stop!
What's the problem?
I can't get past this!
- Can't you go under it somehow? - It's too low!
Damn! Too tall to walk over, too low to go under.
To the blimp passing overhead! This is an emergency!
This is Officer Shinohara, Unit 1 commander...
with the SV2's Second Unit!
What?
You can't be serious!
I'm telling you, this is an emergency!
Okay, you got it! I'll give it a shot!
Noa! Grab that blimp that's on its way down!
I'm gonna let you fly, just like you wanted!
What am I supposed to grab on to?
Think of something!
If anything happens, it's your fault!
Don't do it, Captain!
Can it! I've always wanted to try something like this!
I don't care if it costs me my license!
Police
Hold on tight, now!
It's not working! I'm not going up!
Kick off from the ground!
You did it!
My sensor's picking up a quartz transmitter and micro-motor sounds!
Listen closely, Shinohara.
Half an hour ago, the bomb squad went out to deal with a launcher...
identical to yours that was found parked in a lot in Nakano-Fujimi.
They determined that it was a dummy...
but assuming they set the timer for the mayor's landing time...
there's about 10 minutes left.
Even if they tried to get to you, they'd never make it in time.
Then tell them to send back the helicopter! Hurry!
"The luncheon will proceed as planned.
Canceling it would disgrace the department, so that's impossible.
Do whatever it takes to resolve the situation..."
is what the Top Brass have said.
That's crazy! What am I supposed to do?
Dismantle it.
Captain?
Do it! Or do you want me to have Izumi do it?
You're the one who drew out the old lady.
We don't have any cards left to play.
Captain Nagumo is on her way there with Sgt. Clancy.
She says she's had training in explosives disposal at the NYPD.
Do what she tells you to do from here on in.
So it's a trailer-style launcher with a timing mechanism?
Then I think it's the same type that was used in LA two months ago.
Officer Izumi. Start by removing the trailer's exterior.
Small vibrations aren't a problem, but if the launcher's...
heading or angle is changed, it'll go off, so be careful.
Roger!
It's hopeless! I can't defuse this monster!
I'm just a public servant that took Labor command training!
Calm down! All of that overblown gadgetry is a decoy.
It's a dummy that's there to distract you.
The real mechanism is...
Found it!
There are four screws holding the cover.
Unscrew them one at a time, going counter-clockwise from the upper left.
But the screws themselves go clockwise!
Okay, it's cut.
Okay, next is the backup power insulator.
Take the yellow wire that's going up...
from the relay switch in the upper right.
Wait, hold up! There are two yellow wires here!
There shouldn't be!
Well, there are!
Okay, two wires left.
Listen closely. You're almost done.
There's a red wire and a blue wire.
They both go out from the clock and into a cylinder.
- Right? - Right.
Red or blue? Which don't you like?
Um... Red, I guess.
Then cut the red wire.
Hold on! What are you talking about?
One wire is the insulated wire to the detonator.
The other is a dummy that's linked to the trigger.
Only the guy who built it knows which is which.
You have a 50% chance.
But if I don't pick one of them, time will run out, and BOOM.
This sucks!
What's that word in English where you have a big bet...
where you have to leave everything up to chance?
Long shot.
Which one would you cut, Noa?
H-How should I know?
You're right. There's no way to know!
Please, God. Help us.
Help us. Help us.
Thank you, God! Thank you!
Ine "The Gadget" Ito. Age 72.
Wanted internationally for a total of 22 violations...
of explosives handling laws.
That's one scary old lady.
If I ever run into her again, I'll kill her!
If you had done your job and looked through those wanted flyers...
this wouldn't have happened!
Yeah, you're right.
It doesn't matter, anyway. I'm gonna quit.
You really want to quit?
It's been three days now, and my heart's still pounding.
Captain! I'm gonna quit! Do you hear me?
Fine, just so long as I get a written resignation.
You are the hero of all this though.
Good, it looks like you're all here, gentlemen.
Allow me to re-introduce our guest...
who has just has been assigned here for a one-year study period.
Sergeant Kanuka Clancy. Take good care of her.
I quit.
Huh? Did you say something?
I won't try to quit anymore.
Forget what I said, okay, Captain?
Long Shot
An unknown giant creature appears in Tokyo Bay.
Is it the wrath of God? The illegitimate spawn of the Devil?
And what is the horrible, secret research of the genius scientist...
Professor Hirata?
It's calling! Tokyo Bay is calling Alphonse!
Next time! The 450 Million Year Old Trap!
Target, lock on!