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Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
“Your imagination is the final destination”
6.9 / 10• 1979• 2h 8m•NR• Japanese
AdventureAnimationScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Masako Nozawa
Tetsurô Hoshino (voice)
Lead
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)
TJ
Tatsuya Jo
Narrator (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rintaro's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Galaxy Express 999: The Movie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
