Galaxy Express 999 (1979) on Netflix
PG19792h 9mAdventureAnimationSci-Fi
Twelve-year-old Tetsuro Hoshino lives in Megalopolis City's slums and wants a machine body to kill Count Mecha, who murdered his mother. Maetel offers him a ticket on the Galaxy Express 999.
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Plot summary
In the distant future, humanity travels through space and can move consciousness into mechanical bodies, which makes near-eternal life possible. The process costs a fortune, but rumor says the final stop of the Galaxy Express 999 hands out a body free of charge. Tetsuro Hoshino is twelve and lives in a slum quarter of Megalopolis City, where the 999 halts for one day every year. He tries to swipe a pass with his friends, is seized by mechanical policemen, and loses a scarab-like locket in the struggle. A woman named Maetel, who closely resembles his late mother, returns it and offers him a ticket on one condition: that they travel together. Tetsuro agrees, and the two board the 999 as it leaves Earth for the Andromeda Galaxy.
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- Tatsuya Jôas Narrator (voice)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Galaxy Express 999 (1979)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The American version of the film was cut from its original 129 minutes to 91 minutes and had characters renamed, turning Tetsuro Hoshino into Joey "Hana-cana-boba-camanda" Smith.
- Because the film had to stand alone, its ending spoiled the mysteries of Leiji Matsumoto's manga and TV anime before their own conclusions; the manga ran in Weekly Shōnen King until 1981.
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