

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.

Shinji Ogawa
Suguru Terada (voice)

Shinsuke Chikaishi
Yoshihiko Hasegawa (voice)

Takeshi Aono
Ache C (voice)

Kenichi Ogata
Riot Police Inspector (voice)

Kumiko Takizawa
Newscaster (voice)

Tamio Ohki
Professor Tachibana (voice)

Teiji Ōmiya
Manager Minagawa (voice)