Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira
Cinematography:
Youichi OogamiComposer:
Yōko KannoCast:
Ai Kobayashi, Kōichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, 多田葵, Unshō Ishizuka, Hōko Kuwashima, Isshin Chiba, Jūrōta Kosugi, Renji Ishibashi, Yūji Ueda, 天田益男 (more)Plots(1)
The year is 2071. When villains blow up a tanker truck on Highway One, a deadly virus is released, killing hundreds of innocent people. This is merely the beginning of a greater threat to human kind and, fearing a more devastating biochemical attack, a significant reward is offered for the successful capture and arrest of the evil culprits. Bored with their current situation Spike and his rag-tag crew of bounty hunters aboard the Spaceship Bebop accept the challenge wholeheartedly – determined to track down the bad guys one way or another and cash in their reward. Ahead of them is an adventure like nothing they have ever imagined. (Umbrella Entertainment)
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Mars on Halloween hides so many new interesting characters and opportunities for fights and shootouts that it turns Cowboy Bebop: The Movie into the most atmospheric, perfectly graded, and possibly best take on the life of these outer space bounty hunters. Spike, Jet, and Faye confirm the differences and interconnectedness of their personalities, and Ed has more great lines and antics than he does even throughout the entire series. That's why this feature-length film can surprisingly work as a standalone movie, but only an informed viewer will enjoy the characteristic outbursts of the main hero and a few subtle references to favorite scenes from the Cowboy Bebop TV series. What can you do – this gang enjoyed their wild ride among the stars right up until the last second.
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Spike is a badass in the show and he'll be no different in the movie. I had fun, at times I felt like I hit some dead spots, but you know dreams. I really like how scruffy everything is in this anime, if it was different it probably wouldn't have this charm. Those who have seen the series will have fun, those who haven't will have fun too, it just might take them a while to get their bearings. Are you living in the real world?
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