Based on Osamu Tezuka’s 1949 manga and directed by Rintaro, this 2001 film is about a future in which humans and robots coexist, albeit uneasily. A private detective and his nephew travel to Metropolis to arrest a mad scientist for organ trafficking but instead meet with a beautiful, mysterious robot girl. The three get involved in a revolution that envelops the city.

The film will be introduced by Professor Charles Exley from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and is presented in conjunction with his course, “World of Japan: The Culture of Detection.”

Part of Pitt’s new Anime Film Festival.