Galaxy Express 999: The Movie poster
Movie · 1979

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

2h 08m
Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction
Rintaro
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.
Your take
Feels most like Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler, Appleseed: Ex Machina and Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars

Details

Original title
銀河鉄道999
Director
Rintaro
Year
1979
Runtime
2h 08m
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction