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7.1
/10
115 Ratings

ROUJIN Z

老人Z | Rôjin Z

Directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Japan, 1991
Animation, Sci-Fi
  • 8080 minutes

Synopsis

A satire about 21st-century geriatric health care, Roujin Z finds an elderly invalid reluctantly turned guinea pig to test Z-001, a computerized, life-support prototype. Responding to the man’s wishes, Z-001 evolves into an unstoppable robot.

Synopsis

A satire about 21st-century geriatric health care, Roujin Z finds an elderly invalid reluctantly turned guinea pig to test Z-001, a computerized, life-support prototype. Responding to the man’s wishes, Z-001 evolves into an unstoppable robot.