Labor: A robot specifically designed for construction work.
Labors allow dramatic advances in construction, but also in crime.
To combat these new Labor crimes...
the police created a special unit: The Patrol Labor.
And thus, the birth of Patlabor.
You must not let go of your dreams
And never turn your gaze away
Yet even still love may cloud up and fade away
And even though you comforted your love
When he was feeling down
Sadness was still weighing down his heavy heart
Hang tight onto your dreams - they're weapons in your arsenal
You'll find that you can get through anything at all
So never cry -you know I will always be watching over you
What I love about you is your strong sense of fairness
So never cry -you know I will always be right there by your side
And so now you can face your future fearlessly
Aw, not again.
- Article on the press conference? - Yeah.
Ever since they introduced a PR department...
the number of reports we have to write have skyrocketed.
They're doing their best, you know.
Really?
Anyway, want some coffee?
Sure, but shouldn't you finish your report?
The section chief is going to be coming after us.
You're right.
- She's trying a cat's cradle! - Really?
Where does the secret to their popularity lie?
Officer Izumi is pretty good.
Skills like that don't prepare you much for a real fight!
We're supposed to be police officers for heaven's sake.
What kind of police officer makes cat's cradles?
I taught her to do that.
Huh?
No, not that way!
There, there! You have to go under there!
There! You gotta go with instinct...
When you come right down to it, it's a philosophy.
Like this... and like that...
Let me try again.
Give it your best shot!
I did it!
Good job!
Foreign Minister Krause, who is visiting Japan,
is touring the Tower City project in Tama.
Miss Sakurayama is reporting on site.
Yes, well we're on the 13th floor of level 3, in Tower 1.
We're 200 meters up.
Now construction has reached 300 meters so far.
But this is the highest floor that's been completed.
The view from here is truly amazing!
When finished, this tower will soar one kilometer high!
Now let's get a comment from Foreign Minister Krause.
Beautiful! Wonderful!
Wh-What's going on?
It's a fire! This is not a drill!
An actual fire has broken out!
The elevator's no good! It's already filled with smoke!
The fire in Tower 1 of the Tower City project has caused...
gas tanks to explode, and the flames are now spreading.
The fire started on the south side of the 13th floor, Level 3...
about 200 meters up.
Fire-fighting Labors are already on the job.
What caused the explosion?
We don't know yet.
Didn't the sprinkler system operate when the fire first broke out?
I don't have any information about that.
The fire had already spread quite a bit by the time we heard about it.
Maybe it was discovered too late, or maybe...
Why are they calling in us police?
There are eight people, including Foreign Minister Krause,
trapped up there.
So, it's a rescue!
Yeah.
Captain Goto of Division 2. Division 1 has also been mobilized.
They're fully equipped and will stand by if the situation turns for the worse.
Over and out.
Sure.
Yamazaki and Shinshi, get to the control room on the south side...
...and relay all data to the command vehicles.
- Roger. - Roger.
Suzuka reporting from the fire department sir.
Nice work. What's the current situation?
The firewalls have been deployed. I think we have enough time,
but the smoke detectors are off-line so it's getting harder to track...
and the ventilator shafts are filling up with smoke.
So, I guess it's all a question of time.
Not only that.
Take a look.
The construction crew has tanks of chemicals and liquid oxygen.
There's a high risk of secondary and tertiary explosions.
But we already have our hands full handling the evacuation of the area.
Shinshi, where are the civilians?
Third level, 13th floor, in section 8.
Here, huh? Can you contact them?
The explosion severed the communications trunk.
No good. I'm not getting anything.
Could a Labor fit through this passage?
Impossible. It's too narrow.
And the fire in this area makes it too hot to send people in.
We could get a Labor in this area here if we blew the ceiling, but...
But what?
We already sent in a fire-fighting Labor.
But it's stuck in this corner.
Oh, dear...
We started removing it, but...
Our second machine got stuck, too.
See, it's stuck in the double wall.
Guess we have no choice then.
If we can't use the passage, then we'll go in from the outside.
But how?
- There's a crane on the roof. - What?!
An Ingram might be able to do it.
Or to put it another way, ONLY an Ingram could do it.
No other Labor could handle that.
Leave it to me!
Let's do this quickly.
Roger!
Fukushima here. Captain Goto, I'd like to see you right away.
Goto reporting.
Thank you. Do you have a plan for the rescue?
We haven't had enough time for preparation, but we're moving in.
That was quick.
What's your plan?
Well, we're going to enter from the outside.
The outside?
Is that wise?
Perhaps Division 1 should handle this. They're more experienced.
Our experts say that only an Ingram can do the job.
Listen, Goto. Your team has been generating a lot of bad press lately.
But you can fix that if you rescue the Foreign Minister.
This is an opportunity...
to prove the value of our Police Labor unit to the citizenry.
Don't forget that the eyes ofJapan and the entire world are on you.
We're counting on you, Goto.
That explains why all the news crews are here.
Hello, Shinobu.
How's it going?
Difficult.
Anything I can do?
Can you keep the media vultures away?
There's a lot of foreign press here. Who the hell let them in?
Him? Really?
The PR team thinks this could be a windfall.
What? They want to set this up as a publicity stunt?
Yeah.
Let's go!
Yeah!
Ota, if you can't do it, it's okay to back out.
I'm fine!
As long as my Labor's okay, so am I!
Don't be afraid!
You and Alphonse can do it! Have trust in Alphonse!
I trust him, but I'm still afraid of heights.
Why would anyone build something so huge?
The tower crane is ready.
Machine 2, are you ready?
Anytime!
Your target is the equipment platform on Level 3, 11 th floor.
Begin descent.
So? Can you get in?
Why, you! I'll blow you apart!
My gun! Where's my gun?
You idiot! No one takes a gun on a rescue mission!
How dare you! Sometimes you need it on the scene!
Be serious!
How could you understand my brilliant tactics?
Shut up! That goes for the both of you!
Oh, boy. Ota, what are you doing?
Go ahead, Noa.
I get nervous when I don't have my feet on the ground.
Hang on, Ota!
Raise him up!
How humiliating...
How pathetic.
We're all going to die!
Be quiet! Get control of yourself!
Give me your jackets, so I can plug up this ventilator.
They'll rescue us, so get down on the floor and don't move.
What is it?
I-I love you.
Can you make it?
Somehow.
They should be at the end of that passage.
The door's closed.
That's a firewall.
The Ingram can stand the heat for a while.
What do I do?
There's a manual crank on the lower right of the door.
I see it! So I just turn that...
Wait. Check the somograph.
It might be too hot to touch.
You're right. It's almost 392 degrees.
Use Alphonse!
Right!
I think he's too big.
There's no time!
Okay, I'll try!
It's going to break...
Asuma!
What?!
Alphonse got dirty again!
Idiot! Concentrate on the task!
Will you help me clean him when I get back?
Fine, fine! Whatever you want!
There! I found them!
Good! Is everyone there?
One, two, three, four...
Everyone's fine!
Ladies first, Miss.
Oh, dear...
Well, time to go home.
Aren't you forgetting something?
Hey!
Spoilsport...
Here it is! The front-page story!
Let's see. Yesterday morning, at around eleven o'clock,
Tower 1 of Tower City, under construction in Tama,
burst into flames!
SNN News reporter Momoko Sakurayama, who was also trapped...
valiantly led the eight victims, a foreign delegation...
including Foreign Minister Krause to safety...
while keeping them calm as they waited for rescue crews.
An invitation has been extended...
through the embassy to a banquet to be held in her honor...
What?! They don't even mention our work!
What's going on?!
They mention you here, Ota.
Metropolitan Police, Special Vehicles, Second Section...
the "Patlabor" team, accomplished the rescue...
with their typical blundering and violence.
Continuing their reckless use of heavy weapons, they...
You idiot!
It isn't me, Ota! It's the paper!
The newspaper!
They're right.
Maybe you should forget your gun, and start practicing the cat's cradle.
Although it looks like HQ is abandoning their PR efforts.
The PR department is just late in their report.
They're trying to explain...
how their cheap publicity stunt turned into such an embarrassment.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement...
but HQ probably won't release our report to the public.
What's that?
Do you know who came to see us yesterday?
Minister Krause?
He left a gift commemorating the team's bravery and skill.
Do you want it?
- I want it. - It's yours.
Asuma, over here, too.
Okay, okay.
After Shige finishes diagnostics, do the cockpit too, okay?
I think some of the soot might have gotten in.
I said okay!
Just hold me tightly, Midnight Blue
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
Pulled into my dream I find that I wake up
Drenched in sweat and feeling lonely
I turn off the TV I've been listening to
Tomorrow I will spend the whole day
In the city of my dreams, amidst the old dust
I want to feel the main street beneath my feet soon
I plan to always look on the brighter side
Keep my chin up, look to the future
After all, there's only one path I can travel
Just hold me tightly, Midnight Blue
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
This story is fiction... but in 10 years, who knows?
An experimental Labor suddenly makes its appearance in Division 1.
And Captain's boasting about how this will help clear Division 2's name.
That's a sad way of looking at it.
I hear that it's supposed to be superior to our Ingram.
And it looks so cool, too.
You think? It just looks too aggressive.
I don't like it.
Next time. New Model 97. Target, locked on!