Anime Auteurs: Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis
April 15, 2025
Brace yourself for a totally new experience in cutting-edge animation. Based on the classic comic created by Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy), written by Japanese anime legend Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) and directed by Rintaro (Galaxy Express 999), Metropolis is a spectacular film featuring stunning imagery and unforgettable characters.
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Anime Auteurs: Metropolis
Join instructor Isabella Von Ghoul as we deep dive into Rintaro's Metropolis.
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Sunday, April 13, 2025
In the industrial, tri-level world of Metropolis, Duke Red is a powerful leader with plans to unveil a highly advanced robot named Tima. But Duke Red's violent son Rock distrusts robots, and intends to find and destroy Tima. Lost in the confusing labyrinth beneath Metropolis, Tima is beginning a friendship with the young nephew of a Japanese detective. But when Duke Red separates the two innocents, Tima's life - and the fate of the universe - is dangerously at stake.
- Director: Rintarô
- Principal Cast: Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi, Kôki Okada, Tarô Ishida
- Country: Japan
- Year: 2002
- Running Time: 108 min.
- Producer: Shinji Komori, Masao Maruyama, Yutaka Maseba, Iwao Yamaki
- Screenplay: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
- Cinematographers: Hitoshi Yamaguchi
- Editors: Koji Busaka, Ineko Suzuki
- Music: Toshiyuki Honda
- Language: Japanese
- Has Subtitles: Yes