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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

Film · 2001 · 115 min · R · Action · Animation · Science Fiction

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.

Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe

Starring Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Aoi Tada, Ai Kobayashi, Megumi Hayashibara, Mickey Curtis, Tsutomu Isobe, Jin Hirao

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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas4 April 2003
Digital release17 June 2025
Physical release24 June 2003
First release anywhere1 September 2001

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