Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

2001 anime film directed by Shin'ichirō Watanabe
Movie anime_film Q1334287
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Summary

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is an anime film[1]. It draws 4,432 Wikipedia views per month (anime film category, ranking #77 of 541).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: The Movie — director (P57): Shin'ichirō Watanabe[3]
  • Screenwriter: The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Keiko Nobumoto[4], The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Hajime Yatate[5]
  • Composer: The Movie — composer (P86): Yoko Kanno[6]
  • Genre: The Movie — genre (P136): action film[7], The Movie — genre (P136): science fiction film[8], The Movie — genre (P136): science fiction anime and manga[9], The Movie — genre (P136): neo-noir[10], The Movie — genre (P136): space Western film[11]
  • Based on: The Movie — based on (P144): Cowboy Bebop[12]
  • Producer: The Movie — producer (P162): Masahiko Minami[13], The Movie — producer (P162): Masuo Ueda[14]
  • Production company: The Movie — production company (P272): Sunrise[15], The Movie — production company (P272): Bones[16], The Movie — production company (P272): Bandai Visual[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): Japanese[18]
  • Distribution format: The Movie — distribution format (P437): video on demand[19]
  • Review score: 3.9[20], 64%[21], 6.3/10[22], 62/100[23]
  • Color: The Movie — color (P462): color[24]
  • Country of origin: The Movie — country of origin (P495): Japan[25]
  • Publication date: September 1, 2001[26]
  • Characters: The Movie — characters (P674): Edward[27], The Movie — characters (P674): Spike Spiegel[28], The Movie — characters (P674): Ein[29], The Movie — characters (P674): Faye Valentine[30], The Movie — characters (P674): Jet Black[31]
  • Voice actor: The Movie — voice actor (P725): Kōichi Yamadera[32], The Movie — voice actor (P725): Unshō Ishizuka[33], The Movie — voice actor (P725): Megumi Hayashibara[34], The Movie — voice actor (P725): Aoi Tada[35], The Movie — voice actor (P725): Ai Kobayashi[36], The Movie — voice actor (P725): Tsutomu Isobe[37], The Movie — voice actor (P725): Renji Ishibashi[38], The Movie — voice actor (P725): Mickey Curtis[39]
  • Distributed by: The Movie — distributed by (P750): Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan[40]
  • Narrative location: The Movie — narrative location (P840): Mars[41]
  • Official website: http://cowboybebop.org/[42], http://www.sonypictures.com/cthe/cowboybebop/[43]
  • Main subject: The Movie — main subject (P921): terrorism[44], The Movie — main subject (P921): amnesia[45]
  • Film editor: The Movie — film editor (P1040): Shūichi Kakesu[46]
  • Title: カウボーイビバップ 天国の扉[47], Cowboy Bebop: The Movie[48], Kowboj Bebop: Pukając do nieba bram[49], Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door[50]
  • Has characteristic: The Movie — has characteristic (P1552): original anime[51]
  • Duration: 116 minutes[52]
  • Set in period: The Movie — set in period (P2408): future[53]
  • EIRIN film rating: The Movie — EIRIN film rating (P2756): G[54]

Why It Matters

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

References

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  52. [54] ↑ . eirin.jp. Retrieved . eirin.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → Sunrise, Bones, Bandai Visual
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 25d ago · Máté · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eirin film rating → G
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'be_x_old', 'bn', 'ca', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'it', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Eirin film rating: G, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790506967951"
  3. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 275277
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  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 39266
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  5. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 6283
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  6. 19w ago · Leandro Di Renzo · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elcinema film id → 2065284
    Filmstarts title id → 52309
    Film.ru film id → kovboy-bibop-1
    Kinobaza film id → cowboy-bebop-the-movie
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  7. 19w ago · Leandro Di Renzo · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Film editor → Shūichi Kakesu
    Official website → http://cowboybebop.org/, http://www.sonypictures.com/cthe/cowboybebop/
    Composer → Yoko Kanno
    Director → Shin'ichirō Watanabe
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Cinemagia title id: 20085"
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