Metoroporisu

"Welcome to Metropolis"

Jan 25 2002 PG-13 1h 48m
Adventure, Animation, Drama

Kenichi and his detective uncle, Shunsaku Ban, leave Japan to visit Metropolis, in search of the criminal, Dr. Laughton. However, when they finally find Dr. Laughton, Kenichi and Shunsaku find themselves seperated and plunged into the middle of a larger conspiracy. While Shunsaku searches for his nephew and explanations, Kenichi tries to protect Tima (a mysterious young girl), from Duke Red and his adopted son Rock, both of whom have very different reasons for wanting to find her.

Plot

Metropolis is a visually stunning, rich, and memorable pleasure. It's contributors have brought us other classics such as Astroboy and Akira. The story takes place in the muti-leveled, fascinating, megalopolis called Metropolis. Metropolis is loosely ruled by Duke Red, who is close to presenting his ultimate work, an advanced AI robot girl named Tima. His son; however, is an opponent of AI and resents Tima. Tima finds herself deep within the labyrinth of Meteoplolis. She befriends the kind son of a police officer and begins exploring her new world. When Duke Red's son separates this new friendship, he puts much more at risk than anyone thought possible.

Written by

Osamu Tezuka, Katsuhiro Ôtomo, Fritz Lang

Directed by

Rintarô

Cast

Toshio Furukawa, Scott Weinger, Yuka Imoto

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Bandai Visual, Destination Films, Toho, DENTSU Music And Entertainment, King Record Co., Sony Pictures Television Studios, Metropolis Project, Kadokawa Shoten, Tezuka Productions, Imagica Lab., Madhouse, Studio 4°C

Languages

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

Trailers
Metropolis - Anime remake
Osamu Tezuka's METROPOLIS Dual Format Trailer
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23,636
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
75
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