Metropolis
“Every epoch dreams its successor.”
In the midst of societal conflict in the futuristic city of Metropolis, Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban set out to uncover the mystery behind the first human-like robot, Tima.
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Cast
40 people
Yuka Imoto
Tima (voice)
Also in
High School Ghosthustlers
Kousei Tomita
Hige's father (voice)
Kohki Okada
Rock (voice)
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Closest Love to Heaven
Kosei Tomita
Shunsaku Ban (voice)
Known for
Mazinger Z
UFO Robot Grendizer
Kei Kobayashi
Kenichi (voice)
Rikako Aikawa
Fifi (voice)
Known for
Hamtaro
To Your Eternity
Masashi Ebara
Ham and Egg (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Fullmetal Alchemist
Shigeru Chiba
Lamp (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Taro Ishida
Duke Red (voice)
Known for
Akira
The Castle of Cagliostro
Norio Wakamoto
Pero (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Samurai Champloo
Junpei Takiguchi
Dr. Laughton (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Mazinger Z
Takeshi Aono
Ponkotz (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball
Rintaro Director · Katsuhiro Otomo Screenplay Osamu Tezuka Author
Worldwide gross $4M · Budget $15M · United States release January 25, 2002
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,035,384
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Bandai Visual
Production
Destination Films
Production
TOHO
Production
dentsu Music and Entertainment
Production
King Records
Production
Madhouse
Production
KADOKAWA Shoten
Production
Tezuka Productions
Production
IMAGICA
Production
STUDIO4℃
Production
Sony Pictures Television Japan
Production
dentsu
Production
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Studio
Kadokawa Shoten Publishing
Production
King Record Co.
Production
Metropolis Project
Production
Sony Pictures Television
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
メトロポリス
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian · Japanese · Russian · Spanish
Release dates
Japan · May 26, 2001
Theatrical
United States · January 25, 2002
Theatrical
United States · April 23, 2002
Physical · Special Edition release
Australia
April 1, 2002 · Physical
Brazil
February 15, 2002 · Physical
Canada
January 1, 2002 · Physical · Special Edition
Czechia
November 1, 2002 · Physical
November 4, 2011 · TV · ČT2
France
June 5, 2002 · Theatrical
Germany
October 31, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
June 21, 2002 · Theatrical
October 13, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
Mexico
June 12, 2002 · Physical
Poland
July 24, 2003 · TV · HBO Premiere
South Korea
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
May 24, 2002 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 26, 2001 · Limited theatrical
Switzerland
August 14, 2003 · Digital
United Kingdom
April 1, 2002 · Physical · BBFC reference AZF171367
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