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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Original title: Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira
  • 20012001
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
50K
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Megumi Hayashibara, Ai Kobayashi, and Kôichi Yamadera in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
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A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
50K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Shin'ichirô Watanabe
    • Tensai Okamura(Western segment)
    • Hiroyuki Okiura(opening scene)
  • Writers
    • Keiko Nobumoto(screenplay)
    • Hajime Yatate(based on the story by)
  • Stars
    • Beau Billingslea(English version)
    • Melissa Fahn(English version)
    • Nicholas Guest(English version)
  • Directors
    • Shin'ichirô Watanabe
    • Tensai Okamura(Western segment)
    • Hiroyuki Okiura(opening scene)
  • Writers
    • Keiko Nobumoto(screenplay)
    • Hajime Yatate(based on the story by)
  • Stars
    • Beau Billingslea(English version)
    • Melissa Fahn(English version)
    • Nicholas Guest(English version)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 145User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Wendee Lee and Megumi Hayashibara in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
    Wendee Lee and Megumi Hayashibara in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
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    Wendee Lee and Megumi Hayashibara in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
    Wendee Lee and Megumi Hayashibara in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
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    Top cast

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    Beau Billingslea
    Beau Billingslea
    • Jet Black
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Melissa Fahn
    Melissa Fahn
    • Edward Wong
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Nicholas Guest
    Nicholas Guest
    • Rachid
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Kôichi Yamadera
    Kôichi Yamadera
    • Spike Spiegel
    • (voice)
    Unshô Ishizuka
    Unshô Ishizuka
    • Jet Black
    • (voice)
    Megumi Hayashibara
    Megumi Hayashibara
    • Faye Valentine
    • (voice)
    Aoi Tada
    • Edward Wong
    • (voice)
    Yûsaku Yara
    Yûsaku Yara
    • Hoffman
    • (voice)
    Kazuhiko Inoue
    Kazuhiko Inoue
    • Shadkins
    • (voice)
    Jûrôta Kosugi
    • Harris
    • (voice)
    Kinryû Arimoto
    • Captain
    • (voice)
    Hidekatsu Shibata
    • Colonel
    • (voice)
    Yûji Ueda
    Yûji Ueda
    • Lee
    • (voice)
    Nobuo Tobita
    Nobuo Tobita
    • Murata
    • (voice)
    Rikiya Koyama
    Rikiya Koyama
    • Steve
    • (voice)
    Ai Kobayashi
    • Elektra Ovirowa
    • (voice)
    Jin Hirao
    • Antonio
    • (voice)
    Toshihiko Nakajima
    • Carlos
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Shin'ichirô Watanabe
      • Tensai Okamura(Western segment)
      • Hiroyuki Okiura(opening scene) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Keiko Nobumoto(screenplay)
      • Hajime Yatate(based on the story by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This film takes place between episodes 22 and 23 of the series
    • Goofs
      Numerous grammatical and spelling errors on computer screens (this was a loose translation by the Japanese crew).
    • Quotes

      Vincent: Why don't you shoot?

      Spike: What?

      Vincent: What's wrong? Lose your nerve? You started out so fearlessly. Go on. Pull the trigger.

      Spike: I don't think so. I blow the bounty if I blow you away.

      Vincent: I have no fear of death. It just means dreaming in silence. A dream that lasts for eternity.

      Spike: [sarcastically] You're an original, aren't you?

    • Crazy credits
      After the closing credits we are taken back to the Bebop living room. Spike naps on the couch. Spike: He was just all alone. He couldn't enjoy a game with anyone else. Like living in a dream... That's the kind of man he was... He spots a butterfly in the air and grabs it. He opens his hand. Nothing is there. TEXT: ARE YOU LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD?
    • Alternate versions
      In the American theatrical release prints, a Samuel Goldwyn logo was displayed after the Destination Films logo in the beginning of the film. The logo is missing from subsequent DVD and television versions seen in the US.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Featurettes (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Ask DNA
      Words by Tim Jensen

      Vocals by Raj Ramayya

      Music Composed by Yôko Kanno

    User reviews145

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    9/10
    an extended jam on an established theme, with improvisations
    I'll try to avoid echoing other comments here and cut straight to the chase: This is not perfect, but MAN it's so close. I had some trouble with the pacing, which seemed a bit slow to me--as if they weren't quite sure how to work with a feature-length timeframe; I'm still a bit hazy on just how the villain's threat was resolved, which I'm usually not after a CB episode; and gosh, *why* isn't "Tank!" on the soundtrack? Songs with words just don't cut it in a CB score. --But honestly, those seem like such small problems next to everything that's wonderful about this movie. It has all the stuff you love about Bebop the series: the brilliant, flashing action and fight sequences, the character interaction, Spike's nicotine jones =), the gorgeous cinematic visuals, and the dreamlike melancholy that underlies even the funniest moments. The villain, his grip on the fantasy/reality divide completely erased after a genetic experiment on Titan, makes a neat counterpoint to Spike, forever haunted by his dreams of the perfect future he once believed in. Jet's protective concern for his reckless teammates was never better painted than in a scene where he blusters about how much happier he was without any of them and couldn't care less where they are, only to pounce on the phone's first ring like a worried mom on date night. There's just a *little* more of Faye's skin for the fanboys (but only a very little bit more, honest! we're not talking topless here! x my heart!), Ed has a trick-or-treat encounter that would never make it to American TV, and even the Big Shot duo put in an appearance (despite having absolutely nothing to say).

    It's not intended as a wrap-up or finale to CB the series; it occurs in between episodes and should be thought of that way, as an experimental episode both different from and similar to the original sessions. Kind of like an extended jam on an established theme, with improvisations, in the true bebop style.
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    • angelynx-2
    • Jul 3, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • BONES (Japan)
      • Funimation Films (United States)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
    • Production companies
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Bones
      • Bones
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,000,045
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $234,429
      • Apr 6, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,007,903
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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