<p>It is an arc in the Patlabor manga storyline. Most likely, you are talking about the <a href="http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=510" rel="nofollow"><strong>Patlabor The Movie 3 (2002)</strong></a>. It has also been adapted in the original late '80s OVA.</p>

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That's it! Wow, from looking at the trailer I left out a lot of things in my description. Not knowing what this movie was has irked me for a while now. Thank you!
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<p>I remember very little detail of this movie that randomly aired on TV about a decade ago. Here is what I do remember:</p>

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<li><p>Dark overtones reminiscent of future noir style. The animation, similarly, is reminiscent of <em>Ghost in the Shell</em> or <em>Ergo Proxy</em>. The story paces slowly as further details about the monster are given. It was possibly produced in the late '90s to early 2000s, a few years before I watched it.</p></li>
<li><p>The focus of the movie is a rather generic monster: it walks on all fours, is adept at swimming, has olive skin, and a large tail. Also, at some point, it is discovered that it's pregnant. </p></li>
<li><p>One of the main characters is a salty old detective who limps around. I think he has a cane which he hastily abandons in a chase scene (see next bullet).</p></li>
<li><p>There is a climactic point in which the detective is limping through a multilevel construction site whilst being pursued by the monster. There are large exosuits visible in the background (possibly used for construction).</p></li>
<li><p>In this same scene, the construction site undergoes some sort of emergency shutdown, during which the monster's large tail is cut off by a closing door. </p></li>
<li><p>I'm not certain but I believe the monster dies in the end.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>I'm sorry I don't remember any more details.</p>

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An obscure movie featuring a mysterious amphibious monster
# An obscure movie featuring a mysterious amphibious monster
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-02-04
I remember very little detail of this movie that randomly aired on TV about a decade ago. Here is what I do remember:

* Dark overtones reminiscent of future noir style. The animation, similarly, is reminiscent of *Ghost in the Shell* or *Ergo Proxy*. The story paces slowly as further details about the monster are given. It was possibly produced in the late '90s to early 2000s, a few years before I watched it.
* The focus of the movie is a rather generic monster: it walks on all fours, is adept at swimming, has olive skin, and a large tail. Also, at some point, it is discovered that it's pregnant.
* One of the main characters is a salty old detective who limps around. I think he has a cane which he hastily abandons in a chase scene (see next bullet).
* There is a climactic point in which the detective is limping through a multilevel construction site whilst being pursued by the monster. There are large exosuits visible in the background (possibly used for construction).
* In this same scene, the construction site undergoes some sort of emergency shutdown, during which the monster's large tail is cut off by a closing door.
* I'm not certain but I believe the monster dies in the end.

I'm sorry I don't remember any more details.
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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-03-27. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
It is an arc in the Patlabor manga storyline. Most likely, you are talking about the [**Patlabor The Movie 3 (2002)**](http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=510). It has also been adapted in the original late '80s OVA.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2015-03-27): That's it! Wow, from looking at the trailer I left out a lot of things in my description. Not knowing what this movie was has irked me for a while now. Thank you!  
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