Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (2001)
Anime film · 114 min · bones · Sunrise · directed by Shinichirou Watanabe
ActionDramaMysterySci-Fi
Shinichirou Watanabe directs this feature-length expansion of the Cowboy Bebop universe from Studio Bones and Sunrise. The Bebop crew hunts a massive bounty, pursuing a terrorist threatening Mars with a devastating chemical weapon. This action-drama blends sci-fi, mystery, and martial arts with themes of philosophy and crime, featuring a primarily adult cast.
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The story
The crew of the Bebop, Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, Edward, and Ein, navigate the solar system in search of their next score. They uncover an unprecedented bounty of 300 million Woolongs, targeting a dangerous individual threatening the Martian populace. This criminal possesses a potent chemical weapon, and conventional law enforcement agencies are unable to contain the escalating threat.
Driven by the immense reward and a sense of justice, the Bebop crew takes on the daunting task of apprehending this elusive terrorist. Their pursuit leads them into a high-stakes confrontation with a truly deranged adversary. The fate of countless lives on Mars hangs in the balance as the crew grapples with the immense challenge of stopping the chemical weapon's deployment.
Credits & cast
- Studio
- bones · Sunrise
- Director
- Shinichirou Watanabe
- Story
- Hajime Yatate
- Script
- Keiko Nobumoto
- Music
- Youko Kanno
- Voice
- Kouichi Yamadera as Spike Spiegel
- Voice
- Megumi Hayashibara as Faye Valentine
- Voice
- Unshou Ishizuka as Jet Black
- Voice
- Aoi Tada as Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door colour palette
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Questions about Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Who made Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door?
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (2001) was animated by bones · Sunrise and directed by Shinichirou Watanabe, from a script by Keiko Nobumoto.
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