Galaxy Express 999
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Associated Studio(s)

Oh! Production / Studio Robin / Studio Carpenter / Studio Cockpit / Mukuo Studio

Synopsis

To avenge the murder of his mother, Tetsuro seeks the Galaxy Express 999 with the help of the mysterious Maetel to claim a mechanical body and kill Count Mecha.

Characters

Tetsuro Hoshino
(Voice: Masako Nozawa)
Maetel
(Voice: Masako Ikeda)
Captain Harlock
(Voice: Makio Inoue)
Queen Emeraldas
(Voice: Reiko Tajima)

Caricatures

Leiji Matsumoto

Distributor(s)

Toei Company, Ltd.

DVD

United States

Galaxy Express 999

BluRay Disc

United States

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Technical Specifications

Running Time: 2:07:59
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color Type: Color
Sound Type: Stereo
Print Type: 35mm
Negative Type: 35mm
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Original Language: Japanese
Original Country: Japan

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From TibbyH :

Legendary anime director Rintaro knocks it outta the park with his first Galaxy Express 999 film. Based off the beloved manga series by Leiji Matsumoto, the film is filled with brilliant direction, stunning sci-fi environments, beautiful music, and engaging characters and story. Following the adventures of a young Tetsuro as he yearns to gain a mechanical body to kill Count Mecha, the being responsible for the death of Tetsuro's mother. The film dives into the concepts of humanity, as it explores deeply flawed characters who have tackled the issue in their own way. Even with a cast as expansive as this, the movie takes its time to explore the characters and you get a real sense of humanity in these people (no matter how extra terrestrial they may be). You develop an attachment to Tetsuro, Maetel, and everyone they meet along the way. Rintaro's jaw-dropping shot composition and cinematography really sells the film and gives it a true cinematic feel. While the animation may be typical of 70s TV, the quality of the directing boost it up to a higher quality. It is pretty hard to discuss the film without mentioning Nozomi Aoki's top-shelf music that helps to give the movie real emotion and heart. Newcomers to the series should fear not because the film is absolutely accessible to people unfamiliar with original source material. And trust me, this is the kind of film that should not be missed. Rintaro and Toei Animation produced an absolute classic of Japanese animated feature films and it is highly recommended to movie and/or anime fans all over. Don't miss your trip on the Galaxy Express 999!
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Credits

Director

Shigeyuki "Rintarou" Hayashi

Music

Nozomu Aoki

Backgrounds

Masazumi Matsumiya
Masuo Nakayama
Kenji Matsumoto

Inbetweener

Yuzumi Enosawa
Tadashi Fukuda
Kimiharu Obata
Hiroyuki Kawano
Toru Yamada
Nobuhiro Aihara

Asst. Director

Takao Yoshizawa
Masayuki Ozeki

Recording

Kenji Ninomiya

Executive Producer

Chiaka Imada

Art Direction

Tadao Kubota
Takamura Mukuo

Special Effects

Shoji Sato
Noboru Sekiai

Sound Effects

Akihiko Matsuda

Animation Director

Kazuo Komatsubara

Asst. Art Direction

Akira Yamakawa

Asst. Animation Supervisor

Koichi Tsunoda

Screenplay

Shori Ishimori

Photography

Masatoshi Fukui
Yukio Katayama

Creator

Leiji Matsumoto

Editor

Masaaki Hanai

Key Animator

Yoshinori Kanada
Kazuhide Tomonaga
Kenzoh Koizumi
Chuji Nakajima
Shigeo Matoba
Chuuichi Iguchi
Hideyoshi Takahashi
Yoshinori Kanemori
Emiko Tsukima
Yoshinobu Inano

Xerography

Tsutomu Tominaga
Akiko Motegi

Coloring

Junko Furuya
Kuniko Murata

Screenshots

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    Sources

    Shigeyuki "Rintarou" Hayashi: Director
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    Leiji Matsumoto: Creator
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    Yoshinori Kanada: Key Animator
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    Kazuo Komatsubara: Animation Director
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    Shori Ishimori: Screenplay
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    Tadao Kubota: Art Direction
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    Nozomu Aoki: Music
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    Kazuhide Tomonaga: Key Animator
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    Takamura Mukuo: Art Direction
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    Koichi Tsunoda: Asst. Animation Supervisor
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    Kenzoh Koizumi: Key Animator
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    Chuji Nakajima: Key Animator
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    Shigeo Matoba: Key Animator
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    Yuzumi Enosawa: Inbetweener
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    Tadashi Fukuda: Inbetweener
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    Takao Yoshizawa: Asst. Director
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    Masayuki Ozeki: Asst. Director
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    Akira Yamakawa: Asst. Art Direction
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    Chiaka Imada: Executive Producer
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    Shoji Sato: Special Effects
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    Noboru Sekiai: Special Effects
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    Junko Furuya: Coloring
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    Kuniko Murata: Coloring
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    Tsutomu Tominaga: Xerography
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    Akiko Motegi: Xerography
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    Masazumi Matsumiya: Backgrounds
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    Masuo Nakayama: Backgrounds
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    Kenji Matsumoto: Backgrounds
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    Masatoshi Fukui: Photography
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    Kenji Ninomiya: Recording
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    Yukio Katayama: Photography
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    Kimiharu Obata: Inbetweener
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    Chuuichi Iguchi: Key Animator
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    Masaaki Hanai: Editor
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    Hideyoshi Takahashi: Key Animator
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    Akihiko Matsuda: Sound Effects
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    Hiroyuki Kawano: Inbetweener
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    Toru Yamada: Inbetweener
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    Yoshinori Kanemori: Key Animator
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    Emiko Tsukima: Key Animator
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    Yoshinobu Inano: Key Animator
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    Nobuhiro Aihara: Inbetweener
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