Galaxy Express 999

1979 Japanese anime film directed by Rintarō
Movie anime_film Q3094536
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Summary

Galaxy Express 999 is an anime film[1]. It draws 930 Wikipedia views per month (anime_film category, ranking #176 of 541).[2]

Key Facts

  • Galaxy Express 999's instance of is recorded as anime film[3].
  • Galaxy Express 999 was directed by Rintaro[4].
  • Kon Ichikawa wrote the screenplay for Galaxy Express 999[5].
  • Leiji Matsumoto wrote the screenplay for Galaxy Express 999[6].
  • Galaxy Express 999's composer is recorded as Nozomi Aoki[7].
  • Galaxy Express 999's genre is adventure film[8].
  • Galaxy Express 999's genre is science fiction film[9].
  • Galaxy Express 999's genre is thriller anime[10].
  • Galaxy Express 999's based on is recorded as Galaxy Express 999[11].
  • Galaxy Express 999's production company is recorded as Toei Animation[12].
  • The original language of Galaxy Express 999 was Japanese[13].
  • Galaxy Express 999's soundtrack release is recorded as 은하철도 999 (사운드트랙)[14].
  • Galaxy Express 999's color is recorded as color[15].
  • Galaxy Express 999's country of origin is recorded as Japan[16].
  • Galaxy Express 999 was released on August 4, 1979[17].
  • Galaxy Express 999 was released on August 8, 1981[18].
  • Galaxy Express 999's voice actor is recorded as Hidekatsu Shibata[19].
  • Galaxy Express 999's voice actor is recorded as Kōji Totani[20].
  • Galaxy Express 999's voice actor is recorded as Masako Nozawa[21].
  • Galaxy Express 999's voice actor is recorded as Toshiko Fujita[22].
  • Galaxy Express 999's distributed by is recorded as Toei Company[23].
  • Galaxy Express 999's MPA film rating is recorded as PG[24].
  • Galaxy Express 999's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'minute', 'amount': '+129'}[25].
  • Galaxy Express 999's EIRIN film rating is recorded as G[26].
  • Galaxy Express 999's set in environment is recorded as train[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Galaxy Express 999 was directed by Rintaro[4]. Screenwriters include Kon Ichikawa[5] and Leiji Matsumoto[6].

Publication

Publication dates include August 4, 1979[17] and August 8, 1981[18]. The original language of Galaxy Express 999 was Japanese[13]. Genres include adventure film[8], science fiction film[9], and thriller anime[10].

Why It Matters

Galaxy Express 999 draws 930 Wikipedia views per month (anime_film category, ranking #176 of 541).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . anidb.net. anidb.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . anidb.net. anidb.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 26041
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  2. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Galaxy Express 999
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    P14449 → 65796
    Publication date → +1979-08-04T00:00:00Z, +1981-08-08T00:00:00Z
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