Inspired by sources as disparate as Fritz Lang's original Metropolis and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, Metropolis is a Japanese animated film based on the classic manga, or comic book, by Osamu Tezuka, the godfather of anime.

This retro-future film looks absolutely fabulous. The team of filmmakers led by director Rintaro and art director Shuichi Hirata have created a stunning vision of a sprawling, multi-layered, post modern, art deco, traditional jazz-driven city.
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