Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine (1979)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Rintaro

Writers:

Kon Ichikawa (writer)
Shiro Ishimori (writer)

Release Date:

8 August 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Sci-Fi | Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

The adventures of a brave young boy who travels from planet to planet in a determined quest to avenge his mother's death.

Plot Keywords:

Galaxy Express 999 | Punctuation In Title | Manga | Based On Comic | Hypen In Title

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Masako Nozawa	...	Tetsurô Hoshino (voice)
Masako Ikeda	...	Maetel (voice)
Yôko Asagami	...	Claire (voice)
Miyoko Asô	...	Tochirô's Mother (voice)
Toshiko Fujita	...	Shadow (voice)
Banjô Ginga	...	Captain of the Guard (voice) (as Takashi Tanaka)
Yasuo Hisamatsu	...	Antares (voice)
Makio Inoue	...	Captain Harlock (voice)
Tatsuya Jô	...	Narrator (voice)
Ryôko Kinomiya	...	Queen Promethium (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki	...	Conductor (voice)
Gorô Naya	...	Doctor Ban (voice)
Noriko Ohara	...	Ryûzu / Mîmé (voice)
Ryûji Saikachi	...	Bartender (voice)
Hidekatsu Shibata	...	Kikai Hakushaku (Count Mecha) (voice)

Also Known As:

Galaxy Express 999 (USA) (video title)
Galaxy Express 999: The Signature Edition (International: English title)
Ginga tetsudô 999

Runtime:

USA:126 min | Singapore:128 min | USA:91 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (TV rating) | Australia:G | Canada:14A | France:U | UK:PG | USA:PG

Company:

The Ocean Group

Goofs:

Continuity: The length of the Galaxy Express 999 is inconsistent. A car count reveals that the number of cars varies from shot to shot.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Heppoko jikken animêshon excel saga: Invasion, Mother (#1.22)" (2000)

Magical

I was at my sister's apartment one night when I was around 14, and you know how it is when there is nothing on TV but you are bored so you keep flipping around, well this movie came on around 10 o'clock and I started watching it and although I wasn't able to follow what was going on exactly, I just could not turn it off. This movie was my first taste of Anime and it seems good Anime does that too you. I was deeply moved by Galaxy Express, to the point that I almost started crying towards the end. Quite a magical, imaginative movie. But yes, very very strange. I stayed up until two in the morning to see how it turned out.