Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

"Your imagination is the final destination"

1979 2h 8m JA

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 83

AdventureAnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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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.

“Your imagination is the final destination”

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Cast

Masako Nozawa
Tetsurô Hoshino (voice)
Masako Ikeda
Maetel (voice)
Yoko Asagami
Claire (voice)
Miyoko Aso
Tochirô's Mother (voice)
Toshiko Fujita
Shadow (voice)
Yasuo Hisamatsu
Antares (voice)
Makio Inoue
Captain Harlock (voice)
Tatsuya Jo
Narrator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rintaro
Writers: Leiji Matsumoto, Kon Ichikawa, Fumio Ishimori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Galaxy Express 999 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rintaro, shot by Masatoshi Fukui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masaaki Hanai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Masako Nozawa and Masako Ikeda and Yoko Asagami carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Your imagination is the final destination".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rintaro directs. Masatoshi Fukui behind the camera. Masaaki Hanai cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Galaxy Express 999 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Rintaro, shot by Masatoshi Fukui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Masaaki Hanai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Masako Nozawa and Masako Ikeda and Yoko Asagami carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Your imagination is the final destination".
7IMDB entry: tt0080772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "cyborg", "space travel", "revenge", "space".

The technical file

Cinematography: Masatoshi Fukui
Editing: Masaaki Hanai
Runtime: 128 min · 2h 8m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Galaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979)

Part of

Galaxy Express 999 Collection

A Japanese science-fiction animated film series based on the anime adapted from the manga by Leiji Matsumoto. Follows the exploits of Tetsuro Hoshino, who is spirited away on an interstellar journey by the mysterious Matael aboard the titular Galaxy Express 999.