Metropolis

May 26, 2001

1h 47m

★ 7.1

Every epoch dreams its successor.

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.

Genres

Animation

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Bandai Visual

Destination Films

TOHO

dentsu Music and Entertainment

King Records

Madhouse

KADOKAWA Shoten

Tezuka Productions

IMAGICA

STUDIO4℃

Sony Pictures Television Japan

dentsu

Metropolis Trailers

Cast

Tima (voice)

Yuka Imoto

Rock (voice)

Kohki Okada

Shunsaku Ban (voice)

Kosei Tomita

Kenichi (voice)

Kei Kobayashi

Fifi (voice)

Rikako Aikawa

Ham and Egg (voice)

Masashi Ebara

Lamp (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

Duke Red (voice)

Taro Ishida

Pero (voice)

Norio Wakamoto

Dr. Laughton (voice)

Junpei Takiguchi

Ponkotz (voice)

Takeshi Aono

President Boon (voice)

Masaru Ikeda

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