Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!

1980 1h 33m JA

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★7.3TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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The 999 crashes in a large sentient blob along with another ship. The crew tries to save the ship's pilot, a blue haired woman named Artemis, before the Galaxy Railways headquarters gets ready to blow up the blob.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masako Ikeda
Maetel (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Tetsuro Hoshino (voice)
Yoshiko Matsuo
Artemis (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Osamu Kasai
Writers: Leiji Matsumoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Masako Ikeda and Masako Nozawa and Yoshiko Matsuo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0185338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Osamu Kasai directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

146 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.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Masako Ikeda and Masako Nozawa and Yoshiko Matsuo carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0185338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!! (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.