Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
2001 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 7.7 · 65% critics
In 2071, a terrorist attack on Mars unleashes a deadly virus, and authorities post a record-breaking bounty for the culprit. A crew of cash-strapped bounty hunters takes the job, only to find the case spiraling into a deeper mystery as multiple parties close in on the same elusive target.
Based on Cowboy Bebop
Also known as Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
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Details
- Original title
- カウボーイビバップ 天国の扉
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-09-01
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (1,038 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want more of Cowboy Bebop’s jazzy space-western mood, punchy action, and mature themes; Not for you if you dislike brutality, suggestive moments, or a story that feels like a feature-length episode.
Pros: iconic vibe and atmosphere; energetic soundtrack; thrilling action set pieces | Cons: feels like long episode; plot can feel thin; not ideal entry point
Themes
- halloween
- revenge
- space western
- lethal virus
- adult animation
- neo-western
- anime
- excited
- vibrant
Cast & crew
Koichi Yamadera
as Spike Spiegel (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
as Jet Black (voice)
Aoi Tada
as Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (voice)
Ai Kobayashi
as Electra (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
as Faye Valentine (voice)
Mickey Curtis
as Rasheed (voice)
Tsutomu Isobe
as Vincent (voice)
Jin Hirao
as Antonio (voice)
Renji Ishibashi
as Renji (voice)
Miki Nagasawa
as Judy (voice)
Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe