- Cast: Junpei Takiguchi | Kei Kobayashi | Kôki Okada | Kôsei Tomita | Masaru Ikeda | Masashi Ebara | Norio Wakamoto | Shigeru Chiba | Shun Yashiro | Takeshi Aono | Tarô Ishida | Toshio Furukawa | Yuka Imoto
- Directors: Rintaro
- Product Types: Movies & TV Home Entertainment
- Formats: DVD
- Genres: Action | Adventure | Animation | Anime | Family | Fantasy | Science Fiction
- Studios: Columbia Tri-Star
- Original Release Date: May 26, 2001
- Product Release Date: January 1, 2002
- Rating: pg-13
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. 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.
Special Features
- Two disc set including first ever "Pocket DVD"
- Animax Special: The Making of Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis
- Exclusive Featurette: Interview with Rintaro Katsushiro
- Two Animation Comparisons
- History of the "Metropolis" Comic Book
- Biography of Osamu Tezuka
- Theatrical Trailers
Specifications
- Region:1
- Runtime:109
- Aspect Ratio:1.85:1