Tezuka Productions
"Metropolis" is a 2001 anime film loosely based on the 1949 "Metropolis" manga. The anime, however, does draw aspects of its storyline directly from the 1927 film. The anime had an all-star production team, including renowned anime director Rintaro, "Akira" creator Katsuhiro Otomo as script writer, and animation by Madhouse Studios with conceptual support from Tezuka Productions.