Japan Synopsis
カウボーイビバップ 天国の扉
“They're here to save the planet. But not for free.”
The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued 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.
Audience Engagement
768 audience reviews — more than 96% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TriStar Pictures
Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cowboy Bebop: The Movie itself).
The 2000–2002 Japan Window
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie holds position #44 of 226 Japan films in the 2000–2002 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cowboy Bebop: The Movie premiered alongside 79 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 79 other Japan films in 2001.
The 1364th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- halloween · 3
- lethal virus · 2
- space western · 1
- neo-western · 1
- anime · 711
- revenge · 210
- adult animation · 101
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #882 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #399 of 1,714 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TriStar Pictures, Bandai Visual, Destination Films, SUNRISE, Emotion |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | September 1, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0275277 |