Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
“They're here to save the planet. But not for free.”
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.
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Cast
17 people
Koichi Yamadera
Spike Spiegel (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Unsho Ishizuka
Jet Black (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Pokémon
Aoi Tada
Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (voice)
Known for
Digimon Tamers
Lazarus
Ai Kobayashi
Electra (voice)
Known for
InuYasha
Mushi-Shi
Megumi Hayashibara
Faye Valentine (voice)
Known for
Pokémon
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Mickey Curtis
Rasheed (voice)
Known for
Fires on the Plain
After the Storm
Tsutomu Isobe
Vincent (voice)
Known for
Black Lagoon
Monster
Jin Hirao
Antonio (voice)
Known for
Cowboy Bebop
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
Tsutomu Tareki
Punch (voice)
Known for
Cowboy Bebop
Renji Ishibashi
Renji (voice)
Known for
Audition
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Miki Nagasawa
Judy (voice)
Known for
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Cowboy Bebop
Hiroshi Naka
Jobin (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball DAIMA
BNA
Shinichiro Watanabe Director · Keiko Nobumoto Screenplay Yoko Kanno Composer
Worldwide gross $3M · United States release April 4, 2003 · Produced in Japan, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,000,000
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production
Bandai Visual
Production
Destination Films
Production
SUNRISE
Production
Emotion
Production
BONES
Production · Studio
Japan · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
カウボーイビバップ 天国の扉
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 1, 2001
Theatrical
United States · April 4, 2003
Limited theatrical
United States · June 24, 2003
Physical · DVD
United States
August 11, 2002 · Premiere · American Cinematheque's Festival of Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction
August 30, 2002 · Premiere · Big Apple Anime Fest
September 3, 2005 · TV · Adult Swim
August 15, 2018 · Limited theatrical · English subtitles
August 16, 2018 · Limited theatrical · English dub
November 13, 2018 · Physical · MetalPak Blu-ray
June 17, 2025 · Digital
Australia
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
June 29, 2006 · TV · Cartoon Network
Czechia
December 5, 2005 · Premiere · Filmasia Film Festival
France
October 1, 2003 · Theatrical
Germany
April 6, 2004 · Digital
Italy
May 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
February 2, 2002 · Physical · DVD
October 30, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 4K remaster
Mexico
October 3, 2003 · Physical
Netherlands
January 6, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Poland
September 25, 2003 · Physical · DVD
January 1, 2009 · TV · Hyper
February 2, 2024 · Digital · HBO Max
Puerto Rico
September 3, 2005 · TV · Adult Swim
South Korea
October 3, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
July 11, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 27, 2003 · Theatrical
August 8, 2003 · Physical · DVD
September 24, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
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