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.
Direction
Rintaro's operatic framing makes every station stop feel like destiny
Cinematography
Hand-painted galaxies that put modern CGI to shame
Score
Synth-heavy soundtrack by Nozomi Aoki, pure 1979 space melancholy
Director
Rintaro
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)
Ryoko Kinomiya
Queen Promethium (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Conductor (voice)
Gorō Naya
Doctor Ban (voice)
Noriko Ohara
Ryûzu / Mîmé (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Captain of the Guard (voice)
Kei Tomiyama
Tochirô Ôyama (voice)
Reiko Tajima
Emeraldas (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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