Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas

1980 0h 48m JA

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★7.5TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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A remake of episode 22 of the TV series, the 999 is attacked by the pirate ship Queen Emeraldas, which forces the train to a pirate planet. There Tetsuro and Maetel are captured by the pirate Emeraldas, a caped woman who seeks to switch her body with Maetel's.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masako Ikeda
Maetel (voice)
Reiko Tajima
Emeraldas (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Tetsurou Hoshino (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
The Conductor (voice)
Hitoshi Takagi
Narrator
Banjo Ginga
Doctor Ban (voice)
Kazuko Matsuzawa
Black Mask C (voice)
Koji Totani
C62-50 (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobutaka Nishizawa
Writers: Leiji Matsumoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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46 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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Masako Ikeda and Reiko Tajima and Masako Nozawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0185336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobutaka Nishizawa directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
246 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Galaxy Express 999 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Masako Ikeda and Reiko Tajima and Masako Nozawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0185336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 48 min · 0h 48m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas (1980)

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.