Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001
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Synopsis
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.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) is a 1h 55min action feature film by Shinichiro Watanabe.
Key facts
Cast
Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Aoi Tada, Ai Kobayashi, Megumi Hayashibara, Mickey Curtis, Tsutomu Isobe, Jin Hirao
Original language
Japanese
First release
September 1, 2001 (Japan)
Production companies
Bandai Namco Filmworks, Bandai Visual, Bones
Based on
Cowboy Bebop
Setting
Mars
Crew
Screenplay
Keiko Nobumoto
Producer
Haruyo Kanesaku, Jun Yukawa, Masahiko Minami, Masuo Ueda, Minoru Takanashi, Naoko Ueki, Shirô Tanaka, Takayuki Horikoshi, Yutaka Maseba
Cinematography
Youichi Ogami
Editing
Shuichi Kakesu
Music
Yoko Kanno
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Geneva Film Festival 2021 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 2009 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | September 1, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Australia | January 17, 2003 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | March 27, 2003 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 4, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Italy | May 5, 2003 |
| Theatrical | France | October 1, 2003 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | October 3, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | November 28, 2003 |
| Streaming | Germany | April 6, 2004 |
| Television | Puerto Rico | September 3, 2005 |
| Television | United States | September 3, 2005 |
| Television | Brazil | June 29, 2006 |
| Television | Poland | January 1, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Spain | July 11, 2014 |
| Theatrical | United States | August 15, 2018 |
| Theatrical | United States | August 16, 2018 |
| Streaming | Poland | February 2, 2024 |
| Streaming | United States | June 17, 2025 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Japan | February 2, 2002 |
| Home video | United States | June 24, 2003 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | August 8, 2003 |
| Home video | Poland | September 25, 2003 |
| Home video | Mexico | October 3, 2003 |
| Home video | Netherlands | January 6, 2005 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | September 24, 2018 |
| Home video | United States | November 13, 2018 |
Full credits
| Director | Shinichiro Watanabe |
| Cast | Koichi Yamadera (Spike Spiegel (voice)), Unsho Ishizuka (Jet Black (voice)), Aoi Tada (Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (voice)), Ai Kobayashi (Electra (voice)), Megumi Hayashibara (Faye Valentine (voice)), Mickey Curtis (Rasheed (voice)), Tsutomu Isobe (Vincent (voice)), Jin Hirao (Antonio (voice)), Renji Ishibashi (Renji (voice)), Miki Nagasawa (Judy (voice)), Hiroshi Naka (Jobin (voice)), Akihiko Nakajima (Carlos (voice)), Kazuhiko Inoue (Shadkins (voice)), Katsuyuki Konishi (Robber (voice)), Kujira (Old Woman (voice)) |
| Screenplay | Keiko Nobumoto |
| Producer | Haruyo Kanesaku, Jun Yukawa, Masahiko Minami, Masuo Ueda, Minoru Takanashi, Naoko Ueki, Shirô Tanaka, Takayuki Horikoshi, Yutaka Maseba |
| Executive producer | Keiko Aoki, Ryohei Tsunoda, Takayuki Yoshii |
| Cinematography | Youichi Ogami |
| Editing | Shuichi Kakesu |
| Music | Yoko Kanno |
| Visual effects | Sachi Suzuki, Toshio Hasegawa |
Additional data: TMDB.
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