Metropolis DVD

METROPOLIS DVD - From Columbia Tristar! Directed by anime veteran Rintaro, with a script scribed by Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) based on a classic manga by Osamu Tezuka, the anime Metropolis is set in the future, centralized in the grand city-state of Metropolis, a region populated by humans and robots, the cohabitants of a strictly segmented society. Amidst the chaos created by anti-robot factions, detective Shunsaku Ban and his sidekick Ken-ichi are searching for rebel scientist Dr. Laughton, to arrest him and seize his latest creation, Tima, a beautiful young girl. When they locate them, Shunsaku quickly comes to realize that the eccentric scientist is beyond their reach, protected by a powerful man and his fierce desire to reclaim a tragic figure from his past. Release Date: February, 2002.