Japan Synopsis
銀河鉄道999
“Your imagination is the final destination”
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.
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
56 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Galaxy Express 999: The Movie sits at position #31.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Galaxy Express 999: The Movie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Animation
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Galaxy Express 999: The Movie premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,747 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #881 of 1,216 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 2h 8m |
| Release Date | August 4, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0080772 |
| Official Site | www.toei-anim.co.jp |