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2001 anime film directed by Rintarō

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Metropolis is a 2001 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Rintaro. Produced by Madhouse and distributed by companies including Bandai Visual, TOHO, and Destination Films, the movie has a runtime of 107 minutes. Its tagline is "Every epoch dreams its successor." The narrative involves themes of the future, androids, jealousy, and a son.

The film was released on May 26, 2001, with additional release dates in early 2002. It had a budget of 15,000,000 and generated 4,035,384 in revenue. Critical reception included scores of 86%, 7.3 out of 10, and 75 out of 100. Audience metrics show a vote average of 7.147 and a score of 7.53 from 49,157 users. The status is listed as released and finished airing.

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Film · TMDB

7.1

In the midst of societal conflict in the futuristic city of Metropolis, Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban set out to uncover the mystery behind the first human-like robot, Tima.

Released: 2001-05-26107 minDir: RintaroAnimation, Science FictionBudget: $15.0MBox office: $4.0M

Cast

  • Yuka Imoto as Tima (voice)
  • Kohki Okada as Rock (voice)
  • Kosei Tomita as Shunsaku Ban (voice)
  • Kei Kobayashi as Kenichi (voice)
  • Rikako Aikawa as Fifi (voice)
  • Masashi Ebara as Ham and Egg (voice)

Themes

  • future
  • android
  • metropolis
  • jealousy
  • son
  • based on comic
  • control
  • mecha
  • conspiracy
  • steampunk

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Score
7.53/10 (49,157 votes)
Rank
#2028
Popularity
#2113
Type
Movie
Episodes
1
Status
Finished Airing
Studios
Madhouse
AdventureDramaRomanceSci-Fi

During an investigation, private detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew Kenichi travel from Japan to Metropolis—a restless high-tech city where people brutally persecute their robot cohabitants and a dictatorial force rises in power. The two are investigating Dr. Laughton, a scien…

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Wikidata facts

Country of origin
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Based on
Metropolis
Director
Rintaro
Screenwriter
Katsuhiro Otomo
Voice actor
Mami Koyama
Production company
Madhouse
Duration
107
FilmAffinity ID
316502
Distribution format
video on demand
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distributed by
Netflix
publication date
2002-03-01
title
メトロポリス
different from
Metropolis
review score
75/100
capital cost
15000000
box office
10258149
form of creative work
feature film
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