Metropolis (2001)
Metropolis (2001)
Welcome to Metropolis
Kenichi and his detective uncle, Shunsaku Ban, leave Japan to visit Metropolis, in search of the criminal, Dr. Laughton. However, when they finally find Dr. Laughton, Kenichi and Shunsaku find themselves seperated and plunged into the middle of a larger conspiracy. While Shunsaku searches for his nephew and explanations, Kenichi tries to protect Tima (a mysterious young girl), from Duke Red and his adopted son Rock, both of whom have very different reasons for wanting to find her.

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Cast

Kei Kobayashi Kei Kobayashi As: Kenichi (voice)
Yuka Imoto Yuka Imoto As: Tima (voice)
Kohki Okada Kohki Okada As: Rock (voice)
Tarō Ishida Tarō Ishida As: Duke Red (voice)
Kosei Tomita Kosei Tomita As: Shunsaku Ban (voice)
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Storyline

Kenichi and his detective uncle, Shunsaku Ban, leave Japan to visit Metropolis, in search of the criminal, Dr. Laughton. However, when they finally find Dr. Laughton, Kenichi and Shunsaku find themselves seperated and plunged into the middle of a larger conspiracy. While Shunsaku searches for his nephew and explanations, Kenichi tries to protect Tima (a mysterious young girl), from Duke Red and his adopted son Rock, both of whom have very different reasons for wanting to find her.


Tagline: Welcome to Metropolis
Certification: PG-13

Details

Genres: Animation, Science Fiction

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 26 May 2001

Country: JP

Runtime: 108m

Company Credits

Company: Bandai Visual, Destination Films, TOHO, dentsu Music And Entertainment, King Records, Sony Pictures Television, Metropolis Project, Madhouse, KADOKAWA Shoten, Tezuka Productions, IMAGICA, STUDIO4℃

Budget: $15,000,000

Revenue: $4,000,000

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Cast

Kei Kobayashi

Kei Kobayashi

Kenichi (voice)

Yuka Imoto

Yuka Imoto

Tima (voice)

Kohki Okada

Kohki Okada

Rock (voice)

Tarō Ishida

Tarō Ishida

Duke Red (voice)

Kosei Tomita

Kosei Tomita

Shunsaku Ban (voice)

Norio Wakamoto

Norio Wakamoto

Pero (voice)

Junpei Takiguchi

Junpei Takiguchi

Dr. Laughton (voice)

Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono

Ponkotz (voice)

Masaru Ikeda

Masaru Ikeda

President Boon (voice)

Shun Yashiro

Shun Yashiro

Notarlin (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

General/Skunk (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

Lamp (voice)

Masashi Ebara

Masashi Ebara

Ham and Egg (voice)

Takaya Hashi

Takaya Hashi

Lyon (voice)

Norihiro Inoue

Norihiro Inoue

Atlas (voice)

Rikako Aikawa

Rikako Aikawa

Fifi (voice)

Tomohisa Aso

Tomohisa Aso

(voice)

Michael Shitanda

Michael Shitanda

(voice)

Shigeru Shibuya

Shigeru Shibuya

(voice)

Tomoyuki Shimura

Tomoyuki Shimura

(voice)

Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita

Marduk Party Member/Policeman/Scientist (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura

(voice)

Keiichi Sonobe

Keiichi Sonobe

(voice)

Takeshi Sasaki

Takeshi Sasaki

(voice)

Susumu Chiba

Susumu Chiba

(voice)

Makoto Higo

Makoto Higo

(voice)

Mami Koyama

Mami Koyama

Enmy (voice)

Yuko Minaguchi

Yuko Minaguchi

Female voice (voice)

Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Female customer (voice)

Daisuke Ryū

Daisuke Ryū

Special Voice Appearance (voice)

Takashi Yanase

Takashi Yanase

Special Voice Appearance (voice)

Go Nagai

Go Nagai

Special Voice Appearance (voice)

Yutaka Hayashi

Yutaka Hayashi

Special Voice Appearance (voice)

Toshiyuki Honda

Toshiyuki Honda

Special Voice Appearance (voice)

Kozue Okada

Kozue Okada

Special Voice Appearance (voice)

DJ Taro

DJ Taro

Special Voice Appearance (voice)

Tatsuya Fukunoue

Tatsuya Fukunoue

Special Voice Appearance (voice)

Ken Ayugai

Ken Ayugai

Special Voice Appearance (voice)

Yusuke Suzuki

Yusuke Suzuki

Special Voice Appearance (voice)

Directed By

Rintaro

Rintaro

Director

Naoko Kusumi

Naoko Kusumi

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo

Screenplay

Thea von Harbou

Thea von Harbou

Novel

Fritz Lang

Fritz Lang

Original Film Writer

Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

Comic Book

Thea von Harbou

Thea von Harbou

Original Film Writer

Production Crew

Kumiko Murata

Kumiko Murata

Production Coordinator

Kazumi Kawashiro

Kazumi Kawashiro

Executive Producer

Tadamichi Abe

Tadamichi Abe

Executive Producer

Masao Maruyama

Masao Maruyama

Producer

Masamichi Fujiwara

Masamichi Fujiwara

Executive Producer

Hisanori Hiranuma

Hisanori Hiranuma

Executive Producer

Shinji Komori

Shinji Komori

Producer

Nobuko Maruyama

Nobuko Maruyama

Production Secretary

Ayumi Kimura

Ayumi Kimura

Production Secretary

Edited By

Koji Busaka

Koji Busaka

Online Editor

Ineko Suzuki

Ineko Suzuki

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Masahiro Goto

Masahiro Goto

Musician

Toshiyuki Honda

Toshiyuki Honda

Original Music Composer

Noboru Nishio

Noboru Nishio

Sound Recordist

Masataka Fukuda

Masataka Fukuda

Sound Recordist

Fujio Yamada

Fujio Yamada

Dialogue Editor

Larry Hopkins

Larry Hopkins

Sound Mixer

Kunio Ando

Kunio Ando

Sound Recordist

Shizuo Kurahashi

Shizuo Kurahashi

Sound Effects

Katsuaki Nakatani

Katsuaki Nakatani

Conductor

Masahiko Osaka

Masahiko Osaka

Musician

Toshiyuki Honda

Toshiyuki Honda

Musician

Norihide Shiota

Norihide Shiota

Musician

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Musician

Masafumi Mima

Masafumi Mima

Sound Director

Shin Kazuhara

Shin Kazuhara

Musician

Masataka Fukuda

Masataka Fukuda

Sound Mixer

Kozue Okada

Kozue Okada

Music Producer

Kiyoshi Sato

Kiyoshi Sato

Musician

Rintaro

Rintaro

Musician

Masataka Fukuda

Masataka Fukuda

Sound Engineer

Visual Effects

Hirotsugu Kawasaki

Hirotsugu Kawasaki

Key Animation

Ichiro Uno

Ichiro Uno

Animation

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Key Animation

Hiroshi Hamasaki

Hiroshi Hamasaki

Key Animation

Kahoru Hirata

Kahoru Hirata

Key Animation

Juji Kimura

Juji Kimura

Key Animation

Kazuo Komatsubara

Kazuo Komatsubara

Key Animation

Hiroshi Agatsuma

Hiroshi Agatsuma

Key Animation

Yoshinori Kanada

Yoshinori Kanada

Key Animation

Kitaro Kosaka

Kitaro Kosaka

Key Animation

Yasushi Muraki

Yasushi Muraki

Key Animation

Yasuhiro Nakura

Yasuhiro Nakura

Supervising Animation Director

Masateru Yoshimura

Masateru Yoshimura

Key Animation

Shigeru Fujita

Shigeru Fujita

Animation Director

Kazuhiko Udagawa

Kazuhiko Udagawa

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Kasugai

Hiroyuki Kasugai

Key Animation

Morifumi Naka

Morifumi Naka

Key Animation

Ei Inoue

Ei Inoue

Key Animation

Satoshi Iriyoshi

Satoshi Iriyoshi

Key Animation

Hiromi Niioka

Hiromi Niioka

Key Animation

Seiji Handa

Seiji Handa

Key Animation

Hiroki Kawazoe

Hiroki Kawazoe

Key Animation

Atsuya Miura

Atsuya Miura

Key Animation

Kunihiko Hamada

Kunihiko Hamada

Key Animation

Shigehito Tsuji

Shigehito Tsuji

Key Animation

Toshiya Niidome

Toshiya Niidome

Key Animation

Masaru Kitao

Masaru Kitao

Key Animation

Tsutomu Kurita

Tsutomu Kurita

Key Animation

Shinji Hashimoto

Shinji Hashimoto

Key Animation

Kunihiko Sakurai

Kunihiko Sakurai

Animation Director

Masaaki Endou

Masaaki Endou

Key Animation

Tetsuro Kaku

Tetsuro Kaku

Key Animation

Kumiko Kawana

Kumiko Kawana

Key Animation

Shigeo Akahori

Shigeo Akahori

Key Animation

Yutaka Minowa

Yutaka Minowa

Key Animation

Kaichi Honma

Kaichi Honma

Key Animation

Hiroshi Oikawa

Hiroshi Oikawa

Key Animation

Junko Hosoi

Junko Hosoi

Key Animation

Miyuki Katayama

Miyuki Katayama

Key Animation

Yasuhiro Endou

Yasuhiro Endou

Key Animation

Hiromitsu Morita

Hiromitsu Morita

Key Animation

Toshio Hirata

Toshio Hirata

Key Animation

Shigeru Fujita

Shigeru Fujita

Key Animation

Shigeo Akahori

Shigeo Akahori

Animation Director

Yuko Iwasa

Yuko Iwasa

Key Animation

Masayoshi Nishida

Masayoshi Nishida

Key Animation

Takuo Noda

Takuo Noda

Key Animation

Masahiro Ando

Masahiro Ando

Key Animation

Tsutomu Awata

Tsutomu Awata

Key Animation

Toyohiko Sakakibara

Toyohiko Sakakibara

Digital Effects Producer

Sachi Suzuki

Sachi Suzuki

Digital Effects Producer

Yasuhiro Nakura

Yasuhiro Nakura

Animation Supervisor

Mieko Hosoi

Mieko Hosoi

Key Animation

Osamu Mikasa

Osamu Mikasa

Color Designer

Shigeru Fujita

Shigeru Fujita

Animation Supervisor

Juuji Mizumura

Juuji Mizumura

Key Animation

Yasuhiro Nakura

Yasuhiro Nakura

Key Animation

Masahiro Andoh

Masahiro Andoh

Key Animation

Shigeo Akahori

Shigeo Akahori

Animation Supervisor

Norimoto Tokura

Norimoto Tokura

Key Animation

Masami Ozone

Masami Ozone

Key Animation

Seiji Tanda

Seiji Tanda

Key Animation

Masaharu Tada

Masaharu Tada

Key Animation

Shinsaku Sasaki

Shinsaku Sasaki

Key Animation

Manabu Ohashi

Manabu Ohashi

Key Animation

Akira Watanabe

Akira Watanabe

Key Animation

Hiroshi Wagatsuma

Hiroshi Wagatsuma

Key Animation

Hiroshi Uchida

Hiroshi Uchida

Key Animation

Hitoshi Ueda

Hitoshi Ueda

Key Animation

Hiroshi Shimizu

Hiroshi Shimizu

Key Animation

Takashi Saijo

Takashi Saijo

Key Animation

Kazuhiko Utagawa

Kazuhiko Utagawa

Key Animation

Kunihiko Sakurai

Kunihiko Sakurai

Animation Supervisor

Hiroyuki Okiura

Hiroyuki Okiura

Key Animation

Yasuhiro Nakura

Yasuhiro Nakura

Animation Director

Nobumasa Shinkawa

Nobumasa Shinkawa

Key Animation

Yasuhiro Nakura

Yasuhiro Nakura

Character Designer

Katsuya Yamada

Katsuya Yamada

Key Animation

Camera

Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo

Storyboard Artist

Atsushi Morikawa

Atsushi Morikawa

Assistant Art Director

Ryo Kono

Ryo Kono

Assistant Art Director

Shuichi Hirata

Shuichi Hirata

Art Direction

Other Crew

Yukihiro Masumoto

Yukihiro Masumoto

Cinematography

Masashi Nagao

Masashi Nagao

Cinematography

Atsuro Saito

Atsuro Saito

Cinematography

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