Summary:
- The Berlinale 2027 retrospective, titled "Future Metropolis," will explore the representation of urban landscapes in cinema, with a significant focus on the influential 1927 Fritz Lang masterpiece *Metropolis*.
- The program will highlight the deep-rooted connection between Lang’s *Metropolis* and the evolution of Japanese animation, specifically examining its foundational impact on Osamu Tezuka’s manga and the subsequent 2001 anime film adaptation directed by Rintaro.