Metropolis (メトロポリス Metoroporisu) is a 2001 Japanese science-fiction anime action film loosely based on the manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka, published in 1949, which itself is loosely based on the silent science fiction film Metropolis by the German director Fritz Lang released in 1927.
The film was directed by Rintaro, written by Katsuhiro Otomo and produced by Madhouse with conceptual support from Tezuka Productions. It premiered on May 26, 2001 in Japan.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Kenichi | Kei Kobayashi | Brianne Siddall |
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Tima | Yuka Imoto | Rebecca Forstadt |
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Shunsaku Ban | Kōsei Tomita | Tony Pope |
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Rock | Koki Okada | Michael Reisz |
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Duke Red | Tarō Ishida | Jamieson Price |
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Dr. Laughton | Junpei Takiguchi | Simon Prescott |
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Pero | Norio Wakamoto | Dave Mallow |
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Atlas | Norihiro Inoue | Scott Weinger |
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Acetylene Lamp | Shigeru Chiba | Steve Blum |
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President Boone | Masaru Ikeda | Steve McGowan |
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General Skunk | Toshio Furukawa | Daniel Woren |
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Ham Egg | Masashi Ebara | Robert Axelrod |
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Dr. Ponkotsu | Takeshi Aono | Doug Stone |
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Emmy | Mami Koyama | Barbara Goodson |
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Superintendent Notarlin | Shun Yashiro | William Frederick Knight |
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Mayor Lyon | Takaya Hashi | Peter Spellos |
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Fifi | Rikako Aikawa | Brianne Siddall |
Additional Voices[]
- Kirk Baily
- Steve Blum
- Richard Cansino
- Peter Doyle
- Doug Erholtz
- Peter Lurie
- Robert Machemer
- Jad Mager
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
- Tony Oliver
- Bob Papenbrook
- Peter Spellos
- Barry Stigler
- Kirk Thornton
- Dave Wittenberg
- Tom Wyner
Notes[]
- Despite the dub being unionized, only the Japanese cast is credited on the VHS and DVD releases, leaving the English voice cast uncredited, as is the production crew save for Shoko Oono and ZRO Limit Productions. Those involved in the dub were confirmed later on after the movie's release.
- This is likely because when the film was released to theaters in America, it was released in Japanese with English subtitles, and the English dub wasn't released until the home video release.
- Scott Weinger, the voice actor for Aladdin, makes a guest appearance in this movie’s dub as Atlas.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2005 | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) |
United States | 
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| — | Channel 4 | United Kingdom | 
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| September 5th, 2015 | I-Sat | Latin America[1] | |
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
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| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
2002 | 
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NTSC | United States |
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1 NTSC | ||||
| 2017 | 
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A DVB-T | |||
| Eureka Entertainment | All DVB-T |
United Kingdom |
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| Mill Creek Entertainment | 2018 | +
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A DVB-T 1 NTSC |
United States |
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References[]
- ↑ With Spanish subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmTTCCPAAlY
External Links[]
- Metropolis (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Metropolis at the Internet Movie Database