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Metropolis

Metropolis

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Metropolis

"Every epoch dreams its successor."

2001

1h 47m

7.2(578 votes)

Animation

Science Fiction

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Bandai Visual

Destination Films

TOHO

dentsu Music and Entertainment

King Records

Madhouse

KADOKAWA Shoten

Tezuka Productions

IMAGICA

STUDIO4℃

dentsu

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Yuka Imoto

Yuka Imoto

Tima (voice)

Kohki Okada

Kohki Okada

Rock (voice)

Kosei Tomita

Kosei Tomita

Shunsaku Ban (voice)

Kei Kobayashi

Kei Kobayashi

Kenichi (voice)

Rikako Aikawa

Rikako Aikawa

Fifi (voice)

Masashi Ebara

Masashi Ebara

Ham and Egg (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

Lamp (voice)

Taro Ishida

Taro Ishida

Duke Red (voice)

Norio Wakamoto

Norio Wakamoto

Pero (voice)

Junpei Takiguchi

Junpei Takiguchi

Dr. Laughton (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Rintaro
Written by: Katsuhiro Otomo
Produced by: Masao Maruyama
Shinji Komori

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