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Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
In the future, one can achieve immortality by obtaining a mechanized body. Orphaned, young Tetsuro hitches a ride on the space train Galaxy Express 999 in the hope of obtaining a cyborg body to avenge his mother's death. Along the way, he meets Maetel, who is the spitting image of his dead mother.
1979 · Directed by Rintaro · 128 min · Adventure · Animation · Science Fiction · 10 frames
Tagline
Your imagination is the final destination
Crew
- Screenplay: Kon Ichikawa, Fumio Ishimori
- Written by: Leiji Matsumoto
- Cinematography: Masatoshi Fukui
- Edited by: Izumi Ohkuma, Masaaki Hanai
- Music: Nozomi Aoki
Cast
- Masako Nozawa as Tetsurô Hoshino (voice)
- Masako Ikeda as Maetel (voice)
- Yoko Asagami as Claire (voice)
- Miyoko Aso as Tochirô's Mother (voice)
- Toshiko Fujita as Shadow (voice)
- Yasuo Hisamatsu as Antares (voice)
- Makio Inoue as Captain Harlock (voice)
- Tatsuya Jo as Narrator (voice)
- Ryoko Kinomiya as Queen Promethium (voice)
- Kaneta Kimotsuki as Conductor (voice)
Production
- Country: Japan
- Language: Japanese
- Studios: Toei Animation
- Themes: cyborg, space travel, revenge, space, transhumanism, train, adult animation, anime
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