The AV-98, aka the Ingram Patrol Labor.
6.02 tons. 8.02 meters high.
SCB powered. SCLM drive system.
Armed and ready for combat with a 37 millimeter revolver and stun baton.
Designed specifically for police use...
to make a psychological impact on the community...
to deter criminals while making the public feel safe.
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
The Working Girl
Stay back!
If you care about her...
Momoko!
Excuse me.
Attention criminal.
Be careful not to kill your hostage.
I'll take her with me to hell!
But it's such a beautiful day.
Life isn't that bad, you know. Let's talk this over.
Enough talk!
Momoko!
Dear viewers: I don't think l'll last much longer.
I'm glad you let me into your homes.
I was... truly happy.
The tape is rolling. In ten seconds...
Five,
four,
three,
Welcome back, viewers. This episode of The Working Girl,
comes from Landfill 13, home of the police Special Vehicles team,
better known as Patlabor!
Division 2 has disastrous nicknames:
Unwanted Baggage,
and Specialists in Destructive Justice.
They solve each case with maximum violence.
These modern warriors are icons of both order and terror.
And working with these brutal men is our subject:
Patlabor pilot Noa lzumi.
Momoko Sakurayama will guide you through this bizarre world!
The team members seem to be gathered in here.
Let's peek in, shall we?
Now for the morning roll call. Lt. Takeo Kumagami.
Officer Isao Ota.
Officer Asuma Shinohara.
Officer Mikiyasu Shinshi.
Officer Hiromi Yamazaki.
Officer Noa Izumi.
All present. Now, recite this week's resolution.
Always take care.
If we should meet a rampaging Labor in the dead of night, say...
May I butt in here?
Hey, aren't you Momoko Sakurayama the TV star?
Yes! I'm Momoko Sakurayama, the action reporter!
This is my director, Oguri, and Inari on camera.
For the next three days, we'd like to document your life, Noa Izumi!
It would be my pleasure.
Cut!
Cameraman, okay?
Momoko, okay?
Chief Fukushima, okay?
Good, everything's okay.
This piece will air next Wednesday.
Momoko was very impressed by the whole Plessie incident.
She thought this would make a good episode.
It'll give the people of Tokyo a chance to see the police at work.
I'd be more than happy to explain the administrative structure.
Well, uh, gee, uh...
I'd be more than happy to discuss it.
Yes, of course! Sometime.
It makes you look fat.
Really?
They say the camera adds ten pounds.
You should try fasting.
I think you should look natural, Miss lzumi.
I agree.
Policemen don't need to be pretty, they need to be brave!
If good looks stopped criminals, we'd report to Miss Universe!
I heard.
Nice job, getting a documentary on your team.
It was the Chief's orders.
It's hard to court the media.
The Americans pick presidents just because they're good on TV.
Am I cut out for politics?
Interested in running for the House of Councilors?
Let us begin the courting!
I lost.
Next!
I'm ready.
Here in Special Vehicles,
no distinction is made between men and women! Observe!
A storm blows today through this jungle of mats!
Next! Officer lzumi.
I'm ready.
Cut!
Hold that pose!
Inari, can you get a shot from over here?
Great! Momoko, make up. More sweat.
Just a second.
Ready.
Okay, let's go. VTR's rolling. Action!
Officer lzumi.
I'm fine.
Oh, you cut your cheek! Are you all right, Miss lzumi?
Oh, it's nothing.
It's so realistic!
The beautiful Kumagami throws plucky young Noa!
Great stuff!
Miss Izumi...
I'm sorry about that. Oguri has a big mouth, sometimes.
That's okay. It doesn't bother me.
Some girls have an inner beauty that shines through in their work.
Maybe you picked the wrong subject.
Momoko, we're almost ready for the live relay.
Let's go. We can talk later.
Sorry.
You're late, Izumi.
I'm sorry.
This will be a live broadcast. Noa, you stand in the middle.
Chief Fukushima, don't force yourself to smile. Act natural.
Okay, we're ready.
In three, two...
Hello, everyone.
The next episode of The Working Girl will follow Miss Noa Izumi.
I thought that was a boy!
What's so funny, you idiots?
Miss Izumi was the first female police Labor pilot.
She's solved dozens of incredible cases!
Tune in to see her excruciating life!
Good work, people!
Oops! Did I say excruciating? I meant to say "exciting." Sorry!
Well, that's live TV for you! Noa, we'll get makeup to cover that.
Okay, Noa? Okay.
It's over.
This way.
Thanks for the help.
Isn't this going too far?
Hey, I'm trying for total realism here.
Is it okay to film her while she sleeps?
The public has a right to know!
Couldn't this be dangerous?
Ready to roll!
Start!
And now, for our traditional "peeking on sleeping" segment.
It's four A.M., and Izumi is just inside, sound asleep.
Last week's model whispered her lover's name in her sleep.
Let's wake her up!
Miss Izumi! Miss Izumi, time to get up!
Alphonse...
He's a foreigner!
That's the name of machine 1.
It's morning! Time to get up, Miss Izumi.
I've got to make you pretty, Alphonse.
My makeup!
Don't move.
Miss lzumi!
Cut!
Huh?
That was great, Noa! Fantastic!
Oh no!
I can't believe they all came in here!
That was just so juvenile!
Fine!
What's that smell?
So, Izumi, you finally decided to look like a girl!
You think I don't, usually?
Clothes make the man.
Ota!
You want to take me on?
They did that to Izumi?
Just so long as it doesn't interfere with work.
Sure.
Oh no! I should have put my money on 2-5.
505 in progress at the Kawasaki Industrial Complex.
Division 2, 505 in Kawasaki. Heading out to suppress it.
Oh and...
Listen to the next race. I'll buy you dinner if I win.
Gee, maybe I should just broadcast it to you.
You can be so stubborn.
See you later!
Bring the carrier out. Prepare to load machine 1.
Wait!
Your cockpit feels hot.
I don't want to point fingers, but it smells like makeup.
Don't let them pressure you into doing something stupid.
Thanks. I'll be okay.
Don't dawdle.
Hurry up! This is our scoop! Realism awaits us in Kawasaki!
Well?
It looks like he's taking a break.
What kind of idiot is he? Who steals a Labor to commit suicide?
Go away! I have a terminal disease! Just leave me to die!
Captain, how long are we going to wait?
Kumagami is still running a background check.
Get over it, bud. If you want to die, jump off Mt. Fuji!
That would be perfect for a terminal disease.
Halt!
I'm standing exactly between the criminal and Special Vehicles.
What's the motive here? And how will Noa Izumi handle it?
And the big question is:
What will the total cost of damages be for this operation?
For the exact price tag, stay tuned!
Phones will close in five minutes.
Calls will be answered in order.
The first 20 callers will receive a special phone card.
Momoko!
Your action reporter, Momoko Sakurayama...
has been captured by this hand of evil, this modern King Kong!
Farewell, viewers. I may not be long for this world!
Stay back!
If you care about her...
Momoko!
Excuse me.
Attention, criminal.
Be careful not to kill your hostage.
I'll take her with me to hell!
But it's such a beautiful day.
Life isn't that bad, you know. Let's talk this over.
Enough talk!
Momoko!
Dear viewers: I don't think l'll last much longer.
I'm glad you let me into your homes.
I was... truly happy.
Are you trying to make a fool of me? Does this hurt?
Do you understand how I feel?
No, not really!
You've got a lot of nerve! Now you'll understand!
Ow, ow! Hey, this really hurts!
If you're going to kill me, go ahead and get it over with!
You are such a selfish brat!
Looks like he'll be busy for a while.
Captain, we've identified the criminal:
Rudolf Shinbori, 21 years old, known as "Fritter."
What's he dying from?
Well...
Just a stomach ulcer?
He let his imagination run wild.
Geez.
Shut up!
You shut up!
Mr. Sakaki was right.
Hello, Mr. Shinbori? Mr. Rudolf Shinbori?
You snooped on me, didn't you?
Yup, we got the full rundown.
For example, we know about your stomach pains.
Turns out it's just an ulcer.
What a cruel twist of fate! Our criminal has a common complaint,
one of the most popular sicknesses, a stomach ulcer.
Impossible! If it was just an ulcer,
why didn't the doctors tell me?
You don't have health insurance, do you? They hate that.
That's true...
Too soon, life turns to dust.
But can our culprit learn to live with this crushing shame?
What?
Oh, I mean...
One moment please. Yes? Yes?
About that English phrase I just used...
A professor in Itabashi just called in, correcting me.
Thank you, Professor in Itabashi.
Shut up! What should I do now?
Oh, this is being sent to every station in the country.
You'll be famous. How embarrassing!
You monster!
Now you're really going to die! I mean it!
Back to the drawing board.
I curse you all!
You idiot!
Momoko!
I won't let you!
Stay back, Izumi!
Come back, Noa!
This time, it's sayonara for sure!
Momoko, you are more beautiful than the wild chrysanthemum!
Keep that camera rolling!
Goodbye, everyone!
I got him!
Stay out of this!
Goodbye, everyone!
Damn!
Momoko, are you okay?
I'm okay.
It'll be on in one minute!
Yes, right now! Your daddy's going to be on TV!
Be sure to record it. Call your mother to the TV.
... another glass!
Thanks for noting the positions.
No problem.
Are you talking about horse racing again?
Oh, yeah, I knew I'd heard the criminal's name before!
That happens all the time.
Only ten seconds! Do something!
Please don't hit me.
Five seconds!
Four,
three,
two,
one,
zero!
The Working Girl, normally seen at this time,
has been preempted this week by the baseball playoffs.
When I looked out, the storm had passed a long time ago.
The morning dew betrays how yesterday's...
sorrows have been washed away.
Dawn is let loose by unbolting the panels of night.
Even machines and the buildings all wake up.
Now I can see so far ahead, an unfolding panorama;
Wherever I watch from, I see a peaceful, happy island.
The thing I want to tell to you, the thing I want to show to you:
The shining gate to our dreams lays open to us,
right now before our eyes.
This story is fiction... but in ten years, who knows?
The advancement of hypertechnology led to the creation of Labors.
But Labor crime becomes a threat to society.
The New York City police has created the Crime Labor Attack Team as a response.
And thus, CLAT was born.
Next episode: Long Live CLAT. Target, locked on!
You took my line. Next episode: Long Live CLAT