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Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima.
Director:
Rintaro
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Title: Metropolis (2001)
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Yuka Imoto | ... | Tima (voice) |
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Kei Kobayashi | ... | Kenichi (voice) |
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Kôki Okada | ... | Rock (voice) |
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Tarô Ishida | ... | Duke Red (voice) |
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Kôsei Tomita | ... | Hige-Oyaji (voice) |
| Norio Wakamoto | ... | Pero (voice) | |
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Junpei Takiguchi | ... | Dr. Laughton (voice) |
| Takeshi Aono | ... | Ponkotz (voice) | |
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Masaru Ikeda | ... | President Boon (voice) |
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Shun Yashiro | ... | Notarlin (voice) |
| Toshio Furukawa | ... | Skunk (voice) | |
| Shigeru Chiba | ... | Lamp (voice) | |
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Masashi Ebara | ... | Ham Egg (voice) |
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Takaya Hashi | ... | Lyon (voice) |
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Norihiro Inoue | ... | Atlas (voice) |
Metropolis is a visually stunning, rich, and memorable pleasure. It's contributors have brought us other classics such as Astroboy and Akira. The story takes place in the muti-leveled, fascinating, megalopolis called Metropolis. Metropolis is loosely ruled by Duke Red, who is close to presenting his ultimate work, an advanced AI robot girl named Tima. His son; however, is an opponent of AI and resents Tima. Tima finds herself deep within the labyrinth of Meteoplolis. She befriends the kind son of a police officer and begins exploring her new world. When Duke Red's son separates this new friendship, he puts much more at risk than anyone thought possible. Written by Seeslee
I am a fan of anime, so after hearing all the great acclaim this movie got, I knew I had to see it.
Visually, the movie it top-notch. The blend of computer graphics and hand-drawn animation is seamless, with incredible detail given to each. Graphically, this movie is indeed a milestone in animation, one that will definitely be referred to over and over in the future. If you are a fan of animation (Japanese or otherwise), you MUST see this movie.
As for the story and character - they were somewhat underwhelming. Occasionally each got to the point where they intrigued you and made you want to learn more - but you got no more. You learn really nothing about the youthful male protagonist or the female humanoid who he saves and takes care of. They hardly even say a word to each other! There were also some big jumps in the storyline, feeling like a lot of important information was cut out.
The movie was based on a long manga, so it's obvious that A LOT of character and story development had to be cut out so that the movie would run at an acceptable running time. I honestly think this story would have worked - it certainly would have been somewhat better - had it been done as a miniseries. Maybe the visuals wouldn't have been so stunning, but a more compelling story and more memorable characters would have made up for it.