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Set in the year 2071 on the planet Mars, this is the story of the crew of the spaceship Bebop who go in search of a terrorist and the reward that is promised for his capture...

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ProducerMinoru Takanashi, Mashiko Minami, Haruyo Kanesaku, Yutaka Maseba, Masuo Ueda

EAN5035822354937

eBay Product ID (ePID)3958391

Product Key Features

Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen

Film/TV TitleCowboy Bebop: the Movie

DirectorShinichiro Watanabe

Release Year2003

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, 6 Featurettes\2 Music Videos\Storyboard Comparisons\Character Profiles\Conceptual Art Galleries\Theatrical Trailer

GenreGeneral, Animation, Action & Adventure

Run Time110 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate12A/12

Number of Discs1

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

ComposerYoko Kanno

Executive ProducerRyohei Tsunoda, Takayuki Yoshii

Additional InformationSet on Mars in the year 2071, COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE is based on the much-loved animated television series by Japanese director Shinichiro Watanabe. As the film begins, Spike (Steven Jay Blum) and his gang of gypsy vigilantes are roaming the city, looking for trouble when Faye (Wendee Lee) witnesses a bioterrorist attack. Hovering above the city in her spaceship, she sees a man fleeing the scene. Over 500 people die in the attack, and the city offers a monetary reward for any information. The gang jumps at the opportunity. They decide to branch out, each using their own tactics to research the tragedy. Spike slinks through Chinatown, being led by shady underground characters. Faye traces the image of the man she saw back to military files. And the young Ed (Mellisa Fahn) and her dog Ein do some handy computer research. Meanwhile Jet (Beau Billinglsea), holds down the fort, worried about the gang. When the criminal Vincent (Daran Norris), is identified, with a connection to Spike's love interest Elektra (Jennifer Hale), the real action begins.<BR>COWBOY BEBOP is a visually dramatic film that combines several styles of illustration into one beautiful, cohesive animated environment. The Mars of this film is a combination of cities: New York, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and many more. Viewers are compelled to identify monuments and familiar structures, while the terrorist theme hits fearfully close to home.

ReviewsVariety - ...[The] full-speed animation is potent....[The] range of moods expressed by drawing and colors fill the eye..., Box Office - ...This is a cool movie..., Los Angeles Times - ...COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE demonstrates how exciting and vital contemporary animated filmmaking is in Japan....The story unfolds with a sinister grace that any live-action director might envy..., Chicago Sun-Times - ...The movie soars when the characters lighten up. The verbal pas de deux between Spike and his female nemesis is as challenging as their hand-to-hand combat..., Total Film - ...[With] superbly detailed backgrounds...

ScreenwriterMarc Handler, Keiko Nobumoto

Dubbing LanguagesEnglish

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleCowboy Bebop: The Movie

VoiceBeau Billingslea, Mellisa Fahn, Daran Norris, Jennifer Hale, Steven Jay Blum, Wendee Lee