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.
Directed by Rintaro
cyborg
space travel
revenge
space
transhumanism
train
adult animation
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Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
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Cast
Masako Nozawa
Tetsurô Hoshino (voice)
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)
Ryoko Kinomiya
Queen Promethium (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Conductor (voice)
Gorō Naya
Doctor Ban (voice)
Noriko Ohara
Ryûzu / Mîmé (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Captain of the Guard (voice)
Crew
Rintaro
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Screenplay
Fumio Ishimori
Screenplay
Leiji Matsumoto
Writer
Chiaki Imada
Executive Producer
Leiji Matsumoto
Author
Leiji Matsumoto
Series Writer
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Merryunbirth
6.0★ · 01/30/26
Are you really Japanese if you haven’t watched this movie
Are you really Japanese if you haven’t watched this movie