Roujin Z
老人Z
1991 · 1h 20m · Animation, Drama, Science Fiction · Japan · Rated M (AU)
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.
Directed by
Hiroyuki KitakuboWritten by
Katsuhiro Otomo6.4Smart score
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animecyberpunkelder caregeriatrichackerhome care nursemechatokyo, japan
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