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Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Adventure · Animation · Science Fiction · 1979
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.
Movie details
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
“Your imagination is the final destination”
1979 Adventure · Animation · Science Fiction 2h 8m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
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TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Galaxy Express 999: The Movie?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Rintaro
Written by
Kon Ichikawa · Fumio Ishimori · Leiji Matsumoto
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)
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“Oddness is not depth.”
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