This review originally appeared in Issue #1 of Paste Magazine in the summer of 2002, republished in celebration of Paste’s 20th Anniversary. Don’t expect a futuristic action film a lá Wesley Snipes or ...

Let me say up front that as a 35-year-old fan of American indie and European films, Osamu Tezuka's anime film "Metropolis" -- transformed into a big screen flick by Katsuhiro Otomo ("Akira") and ...

Starring: The voices of Jamieson Price, Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi and Koaki Okada. Screenplay: Osamu Tezuka and Katsuhiro Otomo. Director: Taro Rin. Rated: PG-13 for ...

If you need any evidence that we’re living in some kind of Golden Age of movie animation, look no farther than “Metropolis,” the latest example of imported Japanese anime — and one of the more ...

About the Album: The future of robots and humans . . . as predicted by Osamu Tezuka. Based on the classic comic by legendary illustrator Osamu Tezuka, Metropolis has been brought to the screen by two ...

“Metropolis” and “Escaflowne,” two anime features opening today in limited release, showcase the diversity of Japanese animation. Both films offer dramatic visuals and a sense of scope rarely seen in ...

The news that Fritz Lang’s 1927 classic Metropolis is being remade by Hollywood made us take another look at the original. For a silent film made 80 years ago, it’s still cutting-edge. Strange facts ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Beyond paying homage to his mentor, Rintaro’s decision to name the film “Metropolis” is bold, ...

Osamu Tezuka is arguably one of the most important figures in Japanese anime and manga, creating the very groundwork from which the mediums would come to define themselves. Throughout his ...

On Friday, one of the most ambitious animated films from Japan opens in U.S. theaters. It's called Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis, and it's inspired by Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film of the same name. Beth ...