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Metropolis

Metropolis

Alternative Titles

Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis; Robotic Angel

Information

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: May 26, 2001
Duration: 1 hr. 49 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

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Score: 7.491 (scored by 3049 users)
Ranked: #7212
Popularity: #415
Members: 4,235
Favorites: 15
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Synopsis

In the great city of Metropolis, severe community structures and prejudice dominate a world where humans and robots live together. Unrest and violence increase with each new day.

Searching for the scientist Dr. Laughton, suspected to violate human rights by trading organs, the Japanese detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew Kenichi arrive at Metropolis. In the scientist's laboratory, Kenichi discovers a girl without any memory of her past life. He decides to help her, so they run away together. His uncle follows him and penetrates the dark secrets of the city to find Duke Red, the man ruling from the shadows. Meanwhile, Kenichi desperately tries to protect the mysterious girl from the people hunting her. However, Duke Red and his adoptive son have their own deep reasons for chasing the girl. These reasons are connected to her true identity and the struggle for the domination of Metropolis...

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Related Anime

Adaptation: Metropolis

Characters & Voice Actors

Tima
Tima
Main
Imoto, Yuka
Japanese
Imoto, Yuka
Forstadt, Rebecca
English
Forstadt, Rebecca
Kenichi
Main
Kobayashi, Kei
Japanese
Kobayashi, Kei
President Boon
Supporting
Ikeda, Masaru
Japanese
Ikeda, Masaru

Staff

Otomo, Katsuhiro
Script
Kawajiri, Yoshiaki
Key Animation
Tezuka, Osamu
Original Creator
Tezuka, Osamu
Original Character Design

Recommendations

Both movies alternate between being heartwarming and heartwrenching, putting difficult moral decisions in the hands of children. In both settings, robots are commonplace, and both movies deal with the ethics of creating and interacting with sentient robots - in Hotori, the main character is a robot created to resemble a couple's deceased child, while in Metropolis, several of the many robots that make up the city's slave underclass are clearly as intelligent as the humans around them, and robots that look like humans are illegal. Both also have slice-of-life aspects as their young characters explore the worlds around them.

Though both movies feature very young major characters, they are not specifically aimed at that age range and might be too violent for some children.
reportRecommended by bubblehead
Both are Sci-Fi epics, based on Manga by Osamu Tezuka. Hi No Tori is alot more faithful to the manga, but if you liked Metropolis, you'll probably like Hi no tori
reportRecommended by IAmZim

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Overall 8
Story 7
Animation 9
Sound 9
Character 8
Enjoyment 8
Jul 16, 20071 episodes
Metropolis has a complex story plot. There are several characters and events going on to keep up with. The story focuses more on the characters than the events which is kind of a downfall since this can cause some to get lost on the way. Overall the story is very unique and interesting. The best part out of the whole movie was the ending. I could watch the ending a thousand times.

The character development in Metropolis was appealing. The characters brought the movie alive; they ... read more
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Overall 10
Story 10
Animation 10
Sound 10
Character 10
Enjoyment 10
Feb 15, 20083 of 1 episodes seen
Watching this movie, my heart soared. Not only is it a great film. It is the best anime film of all time. Yes, this is slight better than any Miyazaki film, adapted from the godfather of manga, Osamu Tezuaka. Possibly remembered for creating Kimba the White Lion, and Astro Boy. It is a great film for its complex and engaging story. Set against the backdrop of the futuristic 20th century, Metropolis is a city-state that is divided between the rich and poor, human and robots, imagination and scien... read more
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Overall 9
Story 9
Animation 8
Sound 7
Character 9
Enjoyment 9
Mar 28, 20081 of 1 episodes seen
I really enjoyed this anime and would have given it a 10 but for one thing. The first thing you read in "review tips and guidelines" starts out "Don't steal anyone else's work...". I keep reading where "Metropolis" was adapted from a manga of the same name that is a load of BS. The reason "Metroplis" is so good is it's an anime copy, plot point for plot point, of Fritz Lang's classic silent picture "Metropolis" Nowhere absolutely nowhere is this ... read more
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Opening Theme

"Metropolis" by Toshiyuki Honda

Ending Theme

"There'll Never Be Goodbye" by Minako 'Mooki' Obata

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