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Galaxy Express 999
Sign in to save1979 Japanese anime film directed by Rintarō
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6.8In 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
- Masako Nozawa as Tetsurô Hoshino (voice)
- Masako Ikeda as Maetel (voice)
- Yoko Asagami as Claire (voice)
- Miyoko Aso as Tochirô's Mother (voice)
- Toshiko Fujita as Shadow (voice)
- Yasuo Hisamatsu as Antares (voice)
Themes
- cyborg
- space travel
- revenge
- space
- transhumanism
- train
- adult animation
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Galaxy Express 999
- Score
- 7.55/10 (8,924 votes)
- Rank
- #1927
- Popularity
- #5167
- Type
- Movie
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studios
- Toei Animation
Tetsurou Hoshino is a boy bent on obtaining an immortal mechanical body in order to take revenge against his mother's murderer, the machine man Count Mecha. However, due to the incredible cost of obtaining what he seeks, his only hope is to steal a boarding pass for the Galaxy Ex…
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Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Based on
- Galaxy Express 999
- Director
- Rintaro
- Screenwriter
- Leiji Matsumoto
- Voice actor
- Toshiko Fujita
- Production company
- Toei Animation
- Duration
- 129
- FilmAffinity ID
- 424474
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- distributed by
- Toei Company
- publication date
- 1981-08-08
- set in environment
- train
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