Roujin Z

Roujin Z

1991 · 80 min · JA · 6.6 (153 votes)
Dir. Hiroyuki Kitakubo · Starring Chisa Yokoyama, Hikojiro Matsumura, Chie Sato, Hikojiro Matsumura, Koji Tsujitani, Sho Saito · Music Bun Itakura
AnimationDramaScience Fiction

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.

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A poignant, cautionary tale about the future of elder care. It blends a melancholic look at aging with anxieties about unchecked technological advancement, all wrapped in a distinctively 90s anime aesthetic.

melancholicanxiousnostalgicwistfulsteady90s animecyberpunksocial commentaryagingtechnologyhumanitycaregiving
hackermechacyberpunktokyo, japananimeelder carehome care nursegeriatric
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