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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

2001 · 115 min

A stylish, jazz-infused neo-noir chase that balances cool action with melancholy and a haunting sense of loss.

Genres
Action, Animation, Science fiction
Tagline
They're here to save the planet. But not for free.
Overview
The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him.

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Action, Animation, Science fiction
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • identity
  • memory
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • space
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour5
Realism4
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, animation, science fiction
Directed by
Shinichiro Watanabe
Written by
Keiko Nobumoto
Starring
Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Aoi Tada, Ai Kobayashi, Megumi Hayashibara, Mickey Curtis, Tsutomu Isobe, Jin Hirao
Music
Yoko Kanno
Cinematography
Youichi Ogami
Runtime
115 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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