A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
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| Kôichi Yamadera | ... | Spike Spiegel (voice) | |
| Unshô Ishizuka | ... | Jet Black (voice) | |
| Megumi Hayashibara | ... | Faye Valentine (voice) | |
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Aoi Tada | ... | Edward Wong (voice) |
| Yûsaku Yara | ... | Hoffman (voice) | |
| Kazuhiko Inoue | ... | Shadkins (voice) | |
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Jûrôta Kosugi | ... | Harris (voice) |
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Kinryû Arimoto | ... | Captain (voice) |
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Hidekatsu Shibata | ... | Colonel (voice) |
| Yûji Ueda | ... | Lee (voice) | |
| Nobuo Tobita | ... | Murata (voice) | |
| Rikiya Koyama | ... | Steve (voice) | |
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Ai Kobayashi | ... | Elektra Ovirowa (voice) |
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Jin Hirao | ... | Antonio (voice) |
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Toshihiko Nakajima | ... | Carlos (voice) |
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The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued a 300 million woo-long reward, the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him. The original creators of the virus have dispatched Electra to deal with Vincent and take out anyone who may stumble on the truth behind him. As the hunt for the man with no past and no future continues to escalate, they begin to question what about the world is reality and what is a dream as the line between sanity and insanity becomes more apparent. Written by Anonymous
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16 May 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$234,429, 6 April 2003, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,000,045, 17 July 2003Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Spike: Thanks, but I'm not married.
Rasheed: Now that is true happiness.
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I have to disagree with anyone who says that Knockin' on Heavens Door (Tengoku no tobira) is a throw-away movie version of a popular anime series.
I have seen this movie and I loved it. The plot is involving and keeps the viewer involved in the story.
The aspect of Vincent being the one who is searching for a way to see if he is really dreaming or awake is a nice twist from it just being Spike who wonders the question. The soundtrack fits well with the action in the movie and heightens the action and suspense.
The scenery is dynamic and the characters, the main cast as well as the new additions, carry the weight (yes, yes, I know they're not real) of the movie and the script which is well written and very Bebopish.
This movie is a perfect addition to the Cowboy Bebop series and is definitely not a throw-away.