It has been announced that the first film in the Mobile Police Patlabor anime series, Mobile Police Patlabor : The Movie, and the second, Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie (both directed by Mamoru Oshii), will be remastered using 4K film scanning. This will be the first time the series has been remastered using 4K film scanning, and it will be released on UHD-BD.
The first film will be released on UHD-BD on January 28, 2026, and the second on March 25, 2026. Both will come with a special booklet and storyboard collection, and will be multi-audio versions that allow you to enjoy two different sound formats: the theatrical release version (Dolby Surround) and the 1998 sound renewal version (Dolby Digital 5.1 channel).
It was also announced that the first and second films will be shown as part of a revival screening project organized by Filmarks. The films will be shown back-to-back in the audio and 4K versions of the theatrical releases. The first film will be shown on October 3rd, and the second film on October 17th, each for a limited two-week run.
The story of "Mobile Police Patlabor: The Movie" is set in the summer of 1999, when a computer virus planted by someone causes work labors to go out of control one after another in various parts of Tokyo, and the Metropolitan Police Department's Special Vehicle Division 2nd Platoon races after the invisible culprit... It was released in 1989.
"Mobile Police Patlabor 2 the Movie" was released in 1993. The story follows the Second Platoon as they pursue a terrifying terrorist who has recreated a "war" in Tokyo.
