Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Original title: Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira

2001
TV-14
1h 55m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

54K

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A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

54K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Jet Black
(English version)
(voice)

Melissa Fahn

Edward Wong
(English version)
(voice)

Nicholas Guest

Rachid
(English version)
(voice)

Kôichi Yamadera

Spike Spiegel
(voice)

Unshô Ishizuka

Jet Black
(voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Faye Valentine
(voice)

Aoi Tada

Edward Wong
(voice)

Yûsaku Yara

Hoffman
(voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Shadkins
(voice)

Jûrôta Kosugi

Harris
(voice)

Kinryû Arimoto

Captain
(voice)

Hidekatsu Shibata

Colonel
(voice)

Yûji Ueda

Lee
(voice)

Nobuo Tobita

Murata
(voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Steve
(voice)

Ai Kobayashi

Elektra Ovirowa
(voice)

Jin Hirao

Antonio
(voice)

Toshihiko Nakajima

Carlos
(voice)

Storyline

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Trivia
This film takes place between Session 22 Cowboy Funk (1999) and Session 23 Brain Scratch (1999) of the Cowboy Bebop (1998) series.

Goofs
Numerous grammatical and spelling errors on computer screens (this was a loose translation by the Japanese crew).

Quotes
[fighting with Electra]
Spike: I love the kind of woman that can kick my ass.

Crazy credits
After the closing credits we are taken back to the Bebop living room. Spike naps on the couch. Spike: He was just all alone. He couldn't enjoy a game with anyone else. Like living in a dream... That's the kind of man he was... He spots a butterfly in the air and grabs it. He opens his hand. Nothing is there. TEXT: ARE YOU LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD?

Alternate versions
In the American theatrical release prints, a Samuel Goldwyn logo was displayed after the Destination Films logo in the beginning of the film. The logo is missing from subsequent DVD and television versions seen in the US.

Connections
Featured in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Featurettes (2003)

Soundtracks
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Words by Tim Jensen
Vocals by Raj Ramayya
Music Composed by Yôko Kanno

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Featured review

8/10

Way Ahead of its time

As a new Anime enthusiast and watching it for the 1st time in 2013, Cowboy Bebop has surpassed its era by simply detailing it more maturely with less kiddish characters. Even though the story line is pretty predictable, you'll be wondering that an Anime made some 12 years ago isn't out of shape or features. It will not disappoint you. To add some information about it, I have not watched any episodes of the series itself, I'm merely commending on the movie itself. If you're a new Anime fan like me, it would definitely help you achieve familiarity and conclusion of you're own grasp of genre. With that Cowboy Bebop have to be on your watch list. Its a lot better Anime than some of the current Anime movies.