Galaxy Express 999

A runaway teen and a ghost-mom doppelgänger ride a bullet-shaped rail through the galaxy. After his planet is strip-mined for parts, Tetsuro boards the Galaxy Express 999 to trade his flesh for a weapon. Maetel tags along, looking exactly like the woman he lost. The train’s next stop: immortality.

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Rintaro directed Galaxy Express 999 in 1979. See Rintaro's full filmography, where to start with Rintaro, or where to go after you've seen everything by Rintaro.

Galaxy Express 999 was released in 1979 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 128 minutes.