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.

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979)

Your imagination is the final destination

★ 6.9/10 August 4, 1979 128 min

AdventureAnimationScience Fiction

Director: Rintaro  ·  Writers: Kon Ichikawa, Fumio Ishimori, Leiji Matsumoto

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.

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Director

Rintaro

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) Tatsuya Jo Narrator (voice) Ryoko Kinomiya Queen Promethium (voice) Kaneta Kimotsuki Conductor (voice) Gorō Naya Doctor Ban (voice) Noriko Ohara Ryûzu / Mîmé (voice)