Patlabor EZY File 1 (2026)
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Patlabor EZY File 1 is the first of a 3-part theatrical series taking place in 2036, 38 years after the events of Patlabor on Television and The New Files. Set in the TV continuity, this new production does not take place in the same timeline as the Patlabor film series or live-action drama.
Director:
Kozo Kaiho
Writer:
Kazunori Ito
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Sumire Uesaka as Towa Kuga (voice) |
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Kikunosuke Toya as Kippei Atori (voice) |
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Ami Koshimizu as Saki Hirata (voice) |
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Chikahiro Kobayashi as Akihiko Hazama (voice) |
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Setsuji Sato as Yūta Yanai (voice) |
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Yume Matsumura as Hachikuma Yuzuki (voice) |
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Megumi Hayashibara as Kimika Saeki (voice) |
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Shigeru Chiba as Shigeo Shiba (voice) |
| Production | Yuya Machida | Producer |
| Sound | Kenji Kawai | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Kazunori Ito | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Takamitsu Satou | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Takamitsu Satou | Supervising Animation Director |
| Art | Masanori Kikuchi | Art Direction |
| Art | Yuuta Akiyama | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Kanetake Ebikawa | Mechanical Designer |
| Visual Effects | Toshiaki Ihara | Mechanical Designer |
| Sound | Kazuhiro Wakabayashi | Sound Director |
| Visual Effects | Yoshinori Moriizumi | CGI Director |
| Camera | Yoshio Ookouchi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Taro Maki | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yuji Matsukura | Other |
| Visual Effects | Yukiko Ito | Color Designer |
| Editing | Maki Sendo | Editor |
| Sound | Kaori Yamada | Sound Effects |
| Art | Yoshinori Sayama | Other |
| Costume & Make-Up | Akemi Takada | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Directing | Kozo Kaiho | Director |
| Writing | Kazunori Ito | Series Composition |
| Visual Effects | Masami Yuki | Character Designer |
| Directing | Yutaka Izubuchi | Series Director |
| Sound | Mori Calliope | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | Mariko Nagai | Theme Song Performance |