Galaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979)

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Your imagination is the final destination

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.

• Released: 1979-08-04
• Genres: Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 2h 8m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 83 votes

Directed by Rintaro.

Top 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)
• Makio Inoue as Captain Harlock (voice)
• Tatsuya Jo as Narrator (voice)
• Ryoko Kinomiya as Queen Promethium (voice)
• Kaneta Kimotsuki as Conductor (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

• United States: stream on Crunchyroll

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