【机动警察PATLABOR 2】自卫队政变（JSDF Coup d'état） 

I just love old anime films from the 80's and 90's, they just seem to have a magical vibe to them that can't be recreated again (or at least it's very difficult to recapture it's magic).

There is this subtle metaphor taking place at minute 3:45. Note how at first the canon aimed at the Diet Building, the parliament of Japan, the symbol of democracy, as if to suggest the people's power is now restrained.

This reminds me of 1968, The Prague spring, but back then after the initial confusion of the first days it turned into a bit of a aggressive protest against the action, then subjugation These scenes have that confusion and weird feeling of "well this is a thing now" everywhere, without the protest parts. Still chilling.

Remind me of the recent Turkish coup d'etat attempt

This single scene is a way scarier than most of the thrillers. A ghost of probable civil war, tanks on the streets, emergency announcements on tv. A complete misunderstanding of what is truly happening. It reminds me of the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis.

Imagine for a moment, the feeling of impending demise from seeing this scene unfold on your own city/town. The sudden appearance of military armor divisions posting guard throughout the area...and then the tense boredom that follows when nothing happens.

配備された自衛隊員たちの「俺ら何してんだろ」みたいな顔がすき。

買い占め部隊とかトイレットペーパーとか軍オタとか これだけ緊張した映像に自然と笑いを仕込む押井監督のセンス

There isn't a shot wasted in patlabor 2. Every image is art.

I really love the scene of the Type 90 being wheeled off the truckbed and the POV shot of it's gun pointing right at the Diet building. Really great and subtle way to show Oshii's hatred of the military industrial complex.

It's crazy how this animation back in the 90s or even late 80s could look so stellar. Arguably better even than what we get now.

The looks of awe on the faces of the tankers as they roll by the offices gets me every time. "Is this really happening? Are we really doing this in our lifetime?" Edit because while I appreciate the clip being up I feel the title of the video is very misleading. While the scene shows a mobilization and the following garrison duty, it's hardly a coup d'etat in the plot. Maybe it's mistranslation, but the title ought to read "(JSDF Mobilization)" instead.

I miss the way things were lit in a scene, the subtle glow of a screen, the shadows in a dark alley. The lighting techniques they had definitely added a certain feel to the animation

自衛隊個人個人が常に目を光らせてるわけでもなく、配置に着いてぼーっと何か考え事してたり、ちょくちょく一般市民と親しくしたりしてるのが凄い現実的に表現されてて凄いな

有事と言う非日常が日常の中に溶け込んでいく様子を静けさのなかに描いた見事なシーンです

上映されてた当時、陸自にいたので、｢実際に出て来る部隊は・・・｣と見ながら駐屯地の事を考えてました。

RU-vid decided to recommend me this right after Wagner incident 💀

Wagner convoy reaching Moscow ETA 6 hours left

Huh, while out of context this does look like a coup d'état, it's actually the government calling in JSDF units that hadn't been part of the units who had protested against the government actions. I realized once I saw how in the show it talks about all "loyal" units, and when you realize that other units had been protesting, it would be pretty clear what's happening here. A really cool scene nonetheless though.

Love that bit of symbolism at 03:45 as the tank raises its gun barrel at Diet (parliament) building, then turns away. "Yeah, we're here to protect you, but we're pretty much a gun pointed at your head..."

this animation style is beautiful. why inst modern anime this gorgeous

Inb4 wagner comments

One of the reasons that I like this anime so much is that it's not so futuristic at all compared with other similar animes that center around robots or power armors. You can see in the clip that they still use traditional TV screens, which are huge and heavy, instead of the HD flat screens that are so commonly used everywhere nowadays. The combination of reality and imagination is one of the features of this series. The more you watch this anime movie, the more you realize that the setting of the story is not the far future, but a modern world in which all of these technologies have been used for quite a while. I am looking forward to this kind of work but haven't found similar ones so far. It's a condensed, dark, and inspiring movie that people who are interested in Japanese culture or political environment should never miss.

3:22あたりに出てくる自衛隊員の「こんなことして大丈夫か？」と言わんばかりの困惑した表情が、素晴らしい演出だと思います。言葉ではなく隊員の表情で状況の深刻さを演出している。

The fact that they bought everything in that convenience store using change and bills from their pockets and not goverment funds is dedication

Rostov-on-Don 2023:

For people who are confused as to why its called a coup, as said in 4:59, all provisions for martial law were dropped after WW2. While the JSDF reacted according to the whims of the civilian government - it did so clearly against the constitution. The civilian government basically gave a duplicate key to the JSDF with that one especially as just before this - the PATLABOR units (basically the police) had been condemned for their inaction during the Bay Bridge Bombing and the blame was pinned on them. This is why the SVD Units were hauling shit - they have been ordered to stand down while the forces who condemned them rolled in to take over their job. Who knows what will happen. Now why did the civilian government called in the JSDF? Well the US threatened to intervene if the government doesnt get a grip on things. This was exactly what the antagonist wanted, to basically have the JGSDF (who the antagonist doesnt have much influence on) to parade around in one area which he basically threatened with nerve gas the very next scene. The plan was for the JGSDF themselves to orchestrate a full coup fearing another attack - which would be the real thing next time. The antagonist, who is with the JASDF is going to take care of the SVD Units which he basically sent a gunship after to destroy them while the gas attack was going on.

Welcome to another episode of: Why is this in my recommended?

これがもう30年以上前の作品って…凄いな。

この自衛隊がいる異常事態と普段通り暮らしている人達、町、景色、とても好きです。2の中でも。BGMも相まって…

There was a time when Patlabour was actually more of a comedy than a Tom Clancy's thriller

金ローとかで流してほしい。 もっと世間に広まるべき作品だと思います。

Wow I never seen scene so chilling yet so beautifully portrayed

東京という大都市で、内戦に近い状態が起こっているというのに、人々がいつもと変わらない日常をおくっているコト、もしかしたら自衛隊や警察でさえ、危機感を感じていないのでは？と思わせる描写に考えさせられます。

Kawai's soundtrack for this film is probably my favorite of his and might be my favorite anime film ost period (it's tied between this and Dirty Pair Project Eden). Shit sends chills up my spine every time I listen to it. This, Patlabor 1 and Ghost in the Shell are the reasons I adore Oshii and place him at the number 1 spot of my favorite anime film directors, with Yoshiaki Kawajiri coming in at number two.

back when anime artists understood how to draw vehicles

Wagner should watch this to get a proper coup!

Am I the only one who just loves the atmosphere of a coup d'etat scene? We really need more of them.

９０の砲身が一瞬国会議事堂に向けられている、こういう匂わせる描写がいいですよね。地味ながら好きなシーンの一つ。

Oh my God, I just realized this after all these years… the birds. In this sequence the birds only appears on screen. Normally the Japanese, only saw the tanks on the screens. Now Tsuge made it that they are now actually on the streets of Tokyo, and the birds are now on screen.

日常が非日常になり、非日常が日常に変化する・・・ちょっと前までSF映画の世界が現実になり、それが日常になる。 コロナによるパンデミック世界になった今の世の中と重なる部分があるな。

The way the Military just blends into the civilian world, it's so surreal along with the music.

I love those animes without giant eyed chicks

I like the way the music plays out through this sequence.

元自衛官です。 普通科隊員でした。 自分もこういう状況に居たらどんな気持ちで警戒してるんだろうな？と考えさせられました！ 普通科でも役立つのだろうか？とか思いました笑

6:45 この戦車がぽつんとあるシーンが何か好き、明らかな異物なはずなのにずっと前からここに置いてあったようなそんな感じがなんとも。

コロナコロナって騒いでるけど、結局は全てを日常として飲み込んでる。 治安出動後の日常シーンを見てて、正しく今と同じ状況だなって思ったわ。

A “coup d'état” in snow. It is derived from February 26 Incident. That was an attempted coup d'état in Japan on 26 February 1936. In that day Tokyo was in heavy snowstorm.

This scene probably inspired by the 26 February 1936 Coup and the Kyujo Incident 1945. Both incident were military coup started by the Imperial Japanese Army which occured in Tokyo.

平和の象徴である鳩と平和の逆である武器が一緒に映るシーン好き。

Come back after Wagner started the coup.

6:21 brilliant juxtaposition - for those who don't speak French "Lumière et Ombre" mean "Light and Shadow"

なんか自衛隊のクーデターと勘違いしてる外国人兄貴が沢山いるな。

Glad I'm not the only one that looked this up because of what's going on in Russia right now 🫡

And as the snow fell, everyone soon realized... That they are now in Russia.

The animation is top when it comes to mechanical detail. And the tension from background music fits perfectly. I feel like they aren’t cheap and you can’t see anything like this get released often.

Prigozhin's unreachable dream

6:32 「君の名は」に出てきた歩道橋

アニメなんだけど実写のようだ。不思議。今のアニメとは違う。体温を感じる。

押井守にできて庵野秀明にできないのがこういうとこ

The scenes of tanks posted in the streets,students saluting the tanks and people taking pictures with the troops reminds me very much of what happened in Egypt after the January 25th revolution when the Egyptian army "protected"(it was a coup lol) the people of Egypt from the government.

パトレイバーの凄いとこって、今のコロナ騒ぎもそうだけど、未来に起こってることことごとく的中させてるとこだよなー。

The roots of Ghost in the Shell grow here...

The A E S T H E T I C is real

パトレイバー2、二重三重の入れ子として表現された戦争における現実と幻想のテーマや、押井守の都市論的側面、立体的人物描写、美しい冬の東京、脚本構成レイアウト等の技巧等魅力的な側面が沢山あるアニメ映画だと思うのですが、私が一番好きなのは東京という都市が舞台なのにもかかわらず完璧に冒険映画として成立させている巧さなんですよね 東京という日常であるはずの光景においても、戒厳という非日常、電子戦による情報的孤立、超法規的決断による孤立無援、日常的には決して目にすることができない物理的視点から切り取られた画面等の要素によって東京の潜在的な魔境ともいえる性質が浮かび上がり、それが冒険モノとしての魅力を出しているのが凄いんですよね

この時代の作品好き。 ファッキン異世界転生より古き良き時代の作品をネットフリックスにあげてほしい。

從標題到說明都是錯的。 1.這支陸自是應中央命令從東京圈外調過來的，稍早的電視新聞有提到。 2.原因並不是跟警視廳對立，而是中央過度緊張，害怕響應三澤基地關閉通訊的其他部隊真的叛變，因此調來親中央部隊保護首都。 3.警視廳完全不會是自衛隊對手，特二兩支小隊加起來都沒有十台，特二被突襲與施工隧道這兩場戲也看得出連機砲都扛不住，不用說口徑更大、射程更遠的主力戰車。實際上即使不把軍用Labor算進來，全體警察的火力仍不可能跟自衛隊為敵。 4.其實就是東京中央掉入拓植的反間計，並且拓植還有國防族 (荒川提過的，左傾想要增加軍備的軍政高層) 支援。 5.後面南雲和後藤從警視廳脫逃前的文戲也能明顯看到，警視總監在內的警界高層只想討好中央以便自己晉升政界，被拓植利用來激起自衛隊派系分裂，導致中央過度緊張，達成拓植策畫這場假戰爭的目的。 *三部劇場版的世界觀都沒有不破環生 (南雲的老同學，自衛隊軍用Labor Hell-Diver駕駛員，只存在於TV版跟第二期OVA) 這個角色，但第一部仍明示了自衛隊有軍用Labor。 這部算有點難懂，很重要的事件背景都是在荒川跟後藤的對話中提到，如果文戲看得不仔細，很容易看圖說話鬧烏龍。

もうこんなアニメ二度と拝めないだろうな

コロナ禍で緊急事態宣言出ましたが 真っ先にこのアニメーション映画を思い描きました。首都Tokyoに「信頼のおける部隊」が派兵されても会社は休みにならず満員電車に揺られ出勤する日常 まんまコロナ禍の緊急事態における東京の風景そのまま

Wargame Red Dragon players would jizz at the sight of this scene. Lol

I was immediately reminded of this scene following the Wagner revolt in Russia.

you havent notice the subtlety in this scenes.. despite the coup de tat or rather protest act of the military... the part where the kids were all getting excited with the robot the pilot gestured to the kids wonderfully and playfully witht he kids... showing they still want to keep the civilians feel safe and not panic with their presence

元自衛官ですが、戦車の旋回のとこだけは違和感。ちなみにこれを中学の時観て自衛官なりました。

Why does this feel so real? Hats off to the production team.

紧跟时事（并不）

A real coup would happen like this. Not with the people charging to government buildings and waving flags like something out of a movie. But with soldiers patrolling the streets and helicopters flying overhead, the citizens watching and pretending it won't affect them.

この『気持ちの悪い自衛隊の出動シーン』描くの本当にすごいと思う。 普通のアニメや映画だと強さor怖さを描くけど気持ち悪さを描いてる。 日常に違和感なく溶け込んだ恐怖を描くのはこれだけだわ 描かれる全ての人間がどこか対岸の火事だと思ってるこの雰囲気。自衛隊員でさえ。 実際こうなるんだろうな。戦車配備されても道が混んだくらいにしか思わない

JSDF doing a better coup than Wagner

Oh boy... oh... boy :(

日常に非日常が入ってきて、すぐ普通に溶け込むとこすこ

もし戦争が始まったらこうなるんかな？ 自分に馴染みある街だから余計に緊張するシーンだった。

金属の光沢、光の描写、機械や航空機や車両の細かい描写etc 今でも通用するすごい作画ですね 当時のセル画技術が高すぎる これはロストテクノロジーになりますね…

When you think about it, the JSDF is basically the only group of people in Japan that has weapons at their disposal, so they could basically do what they want.

常看常新（指瓦格纳叛变）

緊急事態宣言中に見るとまた感慨深いものがあるな

アニメ見て、怖い、格好いいって思ったのこのシーン

the soundtrack is just incredible... match the scene so perfectly

This looks eerily similiar to footage of an Attempted coup in Russia by soviet supporters in Russia during the Early 90's... Also what is that one guy at 5:25? He looks he's wearing a WW2 German uniform.

ロシアやん

4:56 5:31 These scenes actually exist in Shinjuku, Tokyo. I go through these places to the office, every day. When I go to work, I think "It's the Patlabor scene" several times. That's important to me, it's a reason to go to the company.

普通では見れない物を、普通の世界に写し込めている所がとても好き

그 당시를 살아보진 않았지만 한국도 80년대까진 이와 유사한 상황이 역사에 존재하였기에 더욱 공감되네요

I love the two military otakus at 5:25, i won't lie, if they had a Patriot Missile launcher or an M1A1 parked in my home town square, i'd want a photo too.

Ukraine 2022

average day in russia

コロナウイルスの混乱、首都封鎖、戒厳令手前、そして春の降雪… 役者は揃った。

パトレイバー初見だけどこれ一目惚れした。 戒厳令下の日本に謎のノスタルジーを感じる。 あと、この時代のアニメの光の表現すごく好き。多分ポリゴンショック以前はこんな感じで光炊きまくってたんだろうなと思う。 やっぱポリゴンって大戦犯だわ←

多年後回顧這個片段 仍然被深刻震撼 音樂跟氣氛 還有大螢幕不斷出現的 鴿子跟飛鳥 政變自衛隊跟 一樣忙碌於生活的百姓 形成奇妙的畫面跟無法言喻的感覺

懐かしいです。 1993年の真夏に公開された映画でしたが、劇中の季節は真冬。 真冬の澄んだ空気感まで伝わってくる傑作でした。 映画を観終わって、映画館を出ると表は猛暑。 そのギャップがすごく思い出深いです。

ついに東京でこれが現実に．．．．