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Galaxy Express 999

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A young man seeks a mechanical body so that he can confront his mother's killer.

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Jan O The galaxy express 999 was awesome Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/13/24 Full Review Martin F A very melancholic animation. Despite the whole space western with laser guns, exploding planets, robots and intergalactic pirates the movie is more about the sorrow of life and a question about eternal life. The hero Tetsuro goes from planet to planet using the Galaxy Express 999 train, and every planet gives him (and the viewers) a deep and sometimes hard to hear lesson about life. Leiji Matsumoto's art is as beautiful as ever and gives a more poetic feel to the whole movie. Speaking of Matsumoto's work, the movie brings character from other of his famous franchises. I'm not familiar with Emeraldas and Harlock enough and I felt I was missing something during their apparition but nothing that spoiled the story, it was still pretty coherent. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm not an anime fan by any stretch of the imagination but I hold this movie in high regards. It's a bittersweet, painfully intense coming-of-age tale that involves robots, pirates and a space train. Everything about this movie is gorgeous. Loved the soundtrack too. Like I said, it exudes emotion so for some it may be too cornball but as a cynical person I have a lot of affection for this. Seek it out and give it a shot! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A masterpiece in Story and Spectacle from Toei Animation and talented filmmakers :) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member A simple yet abstract anime with a deeper meaning; what it means to be human. However, I think it's more appreciated for its visual display. I recommend to it to any anime fan, or, to those who are new to anime. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Oooh yeah this is a good coming of age movie Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man seeks a mechanical body so that he can confront his mother's killer.
Director
Rintaro
Screenwriter
Kon Ichikawa, Leiji Matsumoto, Shiro Ishimori
Production Co
Toei Animation Company
Rating
PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 28, 2011
Runtime
2h 9m