Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass

1980 0h 17m JA

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★6.8TMDB · 6

AnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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While travelling on the Galaxy Express with Maetel, Tetsuro befriends Claire who was forced by her mother to exchange her organic body for crystal glass. When danger threatens Tetsuro, Claire tries to help him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoko Asagami
Claire (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Tetsurou Hoshino (voice)
Masako Ikeda
Maetel (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Shashou (voice)
Hitoshi Takagi
Narrator
Nobuyo Tsuda
Maboroshi no Haha (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobutaka Nishizawa
Writers: Leiji Matsumoto, Keisuke Fujikawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 17-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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CAST

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0185337 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 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 17-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.
5Yoko Asagami and Masako Nozawa and Masako Ikeda carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0185337 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 17 min · 0h 17m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass (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.