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.
Released: Sep 14, 1991
Runtime: 80 minutes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
Stars: Chisa Yokoyama, Hikojiro Matsumura, Chie Sato, Hikojiro Matsumura, Koji Tsujitani, Masa Saitō
Crew: Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Director), Mishio Ogawa (Theme Song Performance), Hisashi Eguchi (Character Designer), Mitsuo Iso (Mechanical Designer), Akio Uchino (Key Animation), Atsuko Fukushima (Key Animation)