SummaryThis Japanese anime, set in the future, depicts a grand city-state populated by humans and robots, the cohabitants of a strictly segmented society. (Sony)
Directed By:Rintarô
Written By:Osamu Tezuka, Katsuhiro Ôtomo, Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou
Metropolis
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75
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
75% Positive
12 Reviews
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25% Mixed
4 Reviews
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A wild elaboration. If you have never seen a Japanese anime, start here. If you love them, Metropolis proves you are right.
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May not have the most sophisticated narrative, but it is one of the most spectacular and masterly demonstrations of animation in screen history.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.8
69% Positive
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
21% Mixed
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Jul 23, 2021
10
One of the Most Underappreciated animated features and Secretly one of the Greatest films that are Ahead of its Time, Filled with Imagination and the Sense of Wonder, accompanied with the Great Music of the late classical jazz composer Toshiyuki Honda, and the Conveying Characters of the story delivering down-to-heart voice performances, every big frame of the cities and visuals are groundbreaking, and at the same time tries to capture the past, simply a blend of Past present, and the Future. I had a real blast watching this film, just as amazing as Fritz Lang tried to capture accurately the future in 1920s.
Oct 15, 2012
9
One of the most beautiful and visually dazzling films that I've ever chanced across. The plot is OK, the Japanese acting sounded reasonable to my English ears, but it's the visuals that stick in the mind the most. Highly recommended.
83
This is no Disney fable and the apocalyptic vision isn't for everyone, but science-fiction fans and adventurous filmgoers will find this ingenious explosion of retro-cyberpunk a compelling dystopian vision with a gleam of hope.
80
This muscular anime melodrama is so visually splendid that on that level alone it qualifies as a breakthrough.
75
Here is a film of staggering technical and visual virtuosity, filled with utterly amazing images, that's also entertaining and engaging for children and adults on several levels.
60
A hallucinatory tour de force of color, perspective and scale, virtually encapsulates the history of Japanese animation.
50
The dialogue is dubbed into English by generic actors, whose phony, emotionless rendition undermines what's on the screen.
Jul 22, 2024
8
Tezuka's character designs made me think that this film would be for the kiddies, but it's actually much more mature and has epic storytelling like Akira, thanks to sharp writing by Katsuhiro Otomo. It's artistry is also noteworthy.
Jan 25, 2020
5
i like Akira, this is by the same guy. Well done but looks very dated, like from 20 years earlier. Akira looks fresher and it was 15 years before this.
Jan 3, 2019
4
Metropolis es una oda al cine antiguo con un simbolismo con mucho que decir pero con un montaje que no presta la atención a los temas que busca tratar pero con un mimo audio visual de infarto y un arte con carácter único y muy personal pero con un tema que no llega a las expectativas de lo que Rintaro,Metropolis y el gran artista Osamu Tezuka nos hacían pensar y siendo este la columna vertebral de una historia no es como si lo pudiese obviar y acabar con una buena nota
Production Company:
- Bandai Visual Company
- DENTSU Music And Entertainment
- Imagica Corp.
- Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
- King Records
- Madhouse Productions
- Madhouse
- Metropolis Project
- Sony Pictures Television (Japan)
- Tezuka Productions
- Toho
Release Date:Jan 25, 2002
Duration:1 h 48 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Welcome to Metropolis
Awards
Tokyo Anime Award
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Online Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
