Adieu Galaxy Express 999

1981 2h 15m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 39

AnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Two years after the events of Galaxy Express 999, Earth has become a battlefield, and Tetsuro is summoned to board the Three-Nine once more. In this, the shattering, full-length theatrical conclusion to Leiji Matsumoto's epic story, all questions will be answered and all mysteries will be revealed as Tetsuro embarks on a journey which will reveal a secret so awful, even Maetel herself can hardly bear to speak of it.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masako Nozawa
Tetsuro Hoshino (voice)
Masako Ikeda
Maetel (voice)
Reiko Tajima
Emeraldas (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
The Conductor (voice)
Tohru Emori
Faust (voice)
Ryoko Kinomiya
Promethium (voice)
Kei Tomiyama
Meowdar (voice)
Yoko Asagami
Metalmena (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rintaro
Writers: Leiji Matsumoto, Hiroyasu Yamaura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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45 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 Yoichi Takanashi. 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 Reiko Tajima carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0184881 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rintaro directs. Yoichi Takanashi behind the camera. Masaaki Hanai cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

145 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 Yoichi Takanashi. 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 Reiko Tajima carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0184881 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yoichi Takanashi
Editing: Masaaki Hanai
Runtime: 135 min · 2h 15m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981)

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.

Also by

Rintaro

Production companies

Who made it

Toei Animation
JP

Key crew

AuthorLeiji Matsumoto
MusicOsamu Shooji
Key AnimationKenji Yokoyama
Key AnimationYuki Kinoshita
Key AnimationYoshinobu Aohachi
Key AnimationToshio Mori
Animation DirectorKazuo Komatsubara
Key AnimationTadashi Shirakawa
Key AnimationYasuhiro Yamaguchi
Key AnimationYoshinori Kanada
Assistant DirectorTakao Yoshizawa
EditorMasaaki Hanai
Art DirectionTakamura Mukuo
Key AnimationTakuo Noda
Key AnimationToshitsugu Saida
Key AnimationNoriko Goto
Key AnimationHigashi Numajiri
Key AnimationKenji Yokoyama
Key AnimationJunichi Yokoyama
Key AnimationOsamu Nabeshima
Key AnimationShigeo Matoba
Key AnimationMichihiro Kanayama
Key AnimationAkihiro Ogawa
Key AnimationTakashi Abe

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

space opera

Release history · US

When it landed

Physical1996-01-01· VHS

Also known as

International titles

Sayonara Ginga Tetsudou 999: Andromeda ShuuchakuekiJP
Addio Galaxy Express 999 - Capolinea AndromedaIT
Adieu, Galaxy Express 999: Last Stop AndromedaUS
Galaxy Express 999 - The Movie II - Addio Galaxy Express 999 Capolinea AndromedaIT
Galaxy Express 999 - Film 2 Adieu Galaxy Express 999FR
Galaxy Express 999: Adios Galaxy ExpressES
Adios Galaxy Express 999ES
안녕, 은하철도 999: 안드로메다 종착역KR
은하철도 999 극장판 2기; 안녕 은하철도 999; 안드로메다 종착역KR
은하철도 999 극장판 2: 안녕 은하철도 999: 안드로메다 종착역KR
은하철도 999 극장판: 안녕 은하철도 999: 안드로메다 종착역KR
은하철도 999: 안드로메다 종착역KR
은하철도 999 극장판: 안드로메다 종착역KR
은하철도 999 극장판 2: 안드로메다 종착역KR