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During an investigation, private detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew Kenichi travel from Japan to Metropolis—a restless high-tech city where people brutally persecute their robot cohabitants and a dictatorial force rises in power. The two are investigating Dr. Laughton, a scientist suspected of human organ trading, who is supposedly hiding there. Unbeknownst to all, Dr.
Laughton has built a cutting-edge female android called Tima for the most influential man in Metropolis, Duke Red. When Dr. Laughton's laboratory ends up in flames following an unforeseen incident, Shunsaku and Kenichi are separated while looking for survivors.
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Is Metropolis based on the 1927 Fritz Lang movie or the Osamu Tezuka manga?
Rintaro's 2001 Metropolis is loosely based on Osamu Tezuka's 1949 manga, but it also borrows imagery and themes from Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film. The screenplay was written by Katsuhiro Otomo, the creator of Akira.
Who is Tima in the Metropolis anime?
Tima is an advanced android built by Dr. Laughton for Duke Red. Her bond with Kenichi gives the film its emotional center while the Ziggurat plot turns her into a weaponized symbol of robot and human conflict.
Which studio animated Metropolis?
Madhouse produced the film, with conceptual support from Tezuka Productions. Its 113-minute runtime mixes hand-drawn character animation with large digital cityscapes.
Why is Ray Charles music used in the climax of Metropolis?
The film famously uses Ray Charles's I Can't Stop Loving You during the Ziggurat collapse. That contrast between sentimental music and urban catastrophe is one of the most remembered choices in the 2001 anime.
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