Metropolis
2001 • MADHOUSE
- Format
- MOVIE
- Aired
- 2001
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- MADHOUSE · Kadokawa Shoten
- Genres
- Adventure · Drama · Romance · Science fiction
In the great city of Metropolis, severe community structures and prejudice dominate a world where humans and robots live together. Unrest and violence increase with each new day.
Searching for the scientist Dr. Laughton, suspected to violate human rights by trading organs, the Japanese detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew Kenichi arrive at Metropolis. In the scientist's laboratory, Kenichi discovers a girl without any memory of her past life. He decides to help her, so they run away together. His uncle follows him and penetrates the dark secrets of the city to find Duke Red, the man ruling from the shadows. Meanwhile, Kenichi desperately tries to protect the mysterious girl from the people hunting her. However, Duke Red and his adoptive son have their own deep reasons for chasing the girl. These reasons are connected to her true identity and the struggle for the domination of Metropolis...
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Released in 2001, Metropolis was produced by the acclaimed studio Madhouse and directed by Rintaro. The film serves as a loose adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s 1949 manga, which was itself visually inspired by Fritz Lang’s 1927 cinematic masterpiece. The project was meticulously developed over several years, aiming to bridge the gap between classic animation sensibilities and the burgeoning capabilities of computer-generated imagery in the late 1990s.
Katsuhiro Otomo, best known for Akira, penned the screenplay, focusing on a complex narrative of class conflict and synthetic humanity. The production design was lauded for its seamless blend of hand-drawn cel animation with sophisticated 3D backgrounds, creating a dense, vertical cityscape. Upon release, it was received as a technically ambitious homage to the foundations of the science fiction genre, noted for its rich, Art Deco-inspired aesthetic and emotive orchestral score.
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