Metropolis (2001)

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Written by Osamu Tezuka, Katsuhiro Ôtomo

Directed by Taro Rin

Also known as "Metoroporisu", "Metrópolis", "Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis"

Running Time: 110 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2001

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: Japan

Filmed in Colour

Visually stunning Japanese anime interpretation of Fritz Lang's classic film, also based on Osamu Tezuka's outstanding 1945 illustrations. A Japanese detective and his young nephew go on the trail of a dangerous scientist, who they discover has created the beautiful Tima, destined to control humanity's future.

Cast

Yuka ImotoTima
Kei KobayashiKenichi
Kouki OkadaRock
Tarô IshidaDuke Red
Kousei TomitaHige-Oyaji
Norio WakamotoPero
Junpei TakiguchiDr. Laughton
Takeshi AonoPonkotz
Masaru IkedaPresident Boon
Shun YashiroNotarlin
Toshio FurukawaSkunk
Shigeru ChibaLamp
Masashi EbaraHam Egg
Takaya HashiLyon
Norihiro InoueAtlas
Rikako AikawaFifi
Tomohisa Asô
Masato Amada
Takeshi Sasaki
Shigeru Shibuya
Tomoyuki Shimura
Tomokazu Sugita
Kenichi Suzumura
Keiichi Sonobe
Susumu Chiba
Makoto Higo
Mami KoyamaEnmy
Yûko MinaguchiUguisujo
Rica MatsumotoFujinkyaku
Daisuke RyuSpecial voice appearance
Gô NagaiSpecial voice appearance
Yutaka HayashiSpecial voice appearance
Toshiyuki HondaSpecial voice appearance
Dj TaroSpecial voice appearance
Ken AyugaiSpecial voice appearance
Yusuke SuzukiSpecial voice appearance
Robert AxelrodHam And Egg
Steve BlumAcetylene Lamp
William KnightSupt. Notarlin
Dave MallowPero
Richard PlantagenetPresident Boone
Tony PopeShinsaku Ban
Simon PrescottDr. Laughton
Jamieson PriceDuke Red
Michael ReiszRock
Peter SpellosMayor Lyon
Melodee SpevackAdditional English characters
Doug StoneDr. Ponkotsu
Kai Taschner
Scott WeingerAtlas
Dan WorenSkunk
Rebecca ForstadtTima
Barbara GoodsonEnmy
Mary Elizabeth McGlynnMisc. loudspeaker voices
Brianne SiddallKenichi

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