Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Synopsis

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.

Director

Rintaro

Written by

Kon Ichikawa

Music

Nozomi Aoki

Studio

Toei Animation

Released

4 August 1979

Genres

Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi