Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Seen it?1979 | 128 min | Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, adventure fans and animation lovers. If you loved Alita: Battle Angel, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 29K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rintaro
- Masako NozawaTetsurô Hoshino (voice)
- Masako IkedaMaetel (voice)
- Yoko AsagamiClaire (voice)
- Miyoko AsoTochirô's Mother (voice)
- Toshiko FujitaShadow (voice)
- Yasuo HisamatsuAntares (voice)
- Makio InoueCaptain Harlock (voice)
- Tatsuya JoNarrator (voice)
- Ryoko KinomiyaQueen Promethium (voice)
- Kaneta KimotsukiConductor (voice)