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Sayônara, ginga tetsudô Surî-Nain: Andromeda shûchakueki

  • 19811981
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 2h 15m
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7.1/10
528
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Sayônara, ginga tetsudô Surî-Nain: Andromeda shûchakueki (1981)
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It's been three years since the destruction of planet La Maetel, but the Machine Empire is as great of a threat as ever. Teen Tetsuro, now a rebel fighter, learns that Galaxy Express 999 is ... Read allIt's been three years since the destruction of planet La Maetel, but the Machine Empire is as great of a threat as ever. Teen Tetsuro, now a rebel fighter, learns that Galaxy Express 999 is returning and that Maetel is on it.It's been three years since the destruction of planet La Maetel, but the Machine Empire is as great of a threat as ever. Teen Tetsuro, now a rebel fighter, learns that Galaxy Express 999 is returning and that Maetel is on it.
IMDb RATING
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528
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  • Director
    • Rintaro
  • Writers
    • Leiji Matsumoto(concept)
    • Hiroyasu Yamaura(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Saffron Henderson(English version)
    • Masako Nozawa(voice)
    • Kathleen Barr(English version)
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  • Director
    • Rintaro
  • Writers
    • Leiji Matsumoto(concept)
    • Hiroyasu Yamaura(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Saffron Henderson(English version)
    • Masako Nozawa(voice)
    • Kathleen Barr(English version)
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    • 4User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Saffron Henderson
    Saffron Henderson
    • Tetsuro (1997)as Tetsuro (1997)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Masako Nozawa
    Masako Nozawa
    • Tetsuroas Tetsuro
    • (voice)
    Kathleen Barr
    Kathleen Barr
    • Maetelas Maetel
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Masako Ikeda
    • Maetelas Maetel
    • (voice)
    Janyse Jaud
    Janyse Jaud
    • Metalmena (1997)as Metalmena (1997)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Kaneta Kimotsuki
    • Conductoras Conductor
    • (voice)
    Yôko Asagami
    Yôko Asagami
    • Metalmenaas Metalmena
    • (voice)
    John Novak
    John Novak
    • Faust (1997)as Faust (1997)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Tôru Emori
    • Faustas Faust
    • (voice)
    Terry Klassen
    Terry Klassen
    • Conductor (1997)as Conductor (1997)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Makio Inoue
    Makio Inoue
    • Captain Harlockas Captain Harlock
    • (voice)
    Scott McNeil
    Scott McNeil
    • Harlock (1997)as Harlock (1997)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Tatsuya Jô
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    Nicole Oliver
    Nicole Oliver
    • Emeraldas (1997)as Emeraldas (1997)
    • (voice)
    Chiyoko Kawashima
    • Keias Kei
    • (voice)
    John Payne
    John Payne
    • Tochiroas Tochiro
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Ryôko Kinomiya
    • Promethiumas Promethium
    • (voice)
    Jane Perry
    Jane Perry
    • Keias Kei
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Director
      • Rintaro
    • Writers
      • Leiji Matsumoto(concept)
      • Hiroyasu Yamaura(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Goofs
      Maetel's mouth does not move when she offers to stay on Mosaic with Tetsuro.
    • Connections
      Edited into Freedom Fighter (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      SAYONARA
      Lyrics by Mary MacGregor

      Music by Brian Whitcomb & Mary MacGregor

      Performed by Mary MacGregor and the Los Angeles Symphonic Studio Orchestra

    User reviews4

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    9/10
    Severly Underrated Anime Classic
    This Movie not only improves on the Previous Film with addition to working as a Great Sequel - it also stands as my personal favorite movie from Rintaro.

    All of the flaws from the Original Movie are gone in the Sequel. Probably one of the best Sequels I've seen other than Godfather Part 2 or Mamoru Oshii's Patlabor 2.

    It has the same themes of tackling the idea of the "so-called" transhumanist utopia. The characters are far more engaging then they were in the first film, and that's not because they were bad in the first. Rather, they are developed far more in this movie.

    Even the settings and the way that the Plot begins is done with such mastery that pulls you in with great immersion. Maetel's character is far more nuanced in this one. Tetsuro is a lot more older and mature and grasps the concept of living in a way that builds on his character from the previous film. The pacing issues in the first movie are nowhere to be seen here. It's undeniably a great sequel.

    Watching both of Rintaro's two "Galaxy Express 999" movies back to back was a treat. Both are definitive classics but this one takes the cake.

    9.5/10 (Best Rintaro Movie)
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    • MBN-81762
    • Oct 9, 2021

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    • Release date
      • August 1, 1981 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Adieu, Galaxy Express 999: The Signature Edition
    • Production companies
      • Ocean Group
      • Toei Animation
      • Viz Video
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1(original ratio)
      • 2.35 : 1

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