3 Movies Starring Yèko Asagami

Galaxy Express 999

Galaxy Express 999

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-08-08

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1270 Reviews)

Director:

Rintaro

Cast:

Writer:

Leiji Matsumoto (manga)

Kon Ichikawa (screenplay)

Shiro Ishimori (screenplay)

Trish Ledoux

Fullplot:

Tetsuro Hoshino, orphaned by the Cyborgs, lives in a slum in the shadow of their megapolis. He steals a pass for Galaxy Express 999, and is saved by a mysterious woman called Maitre, a living image of his mother who had been killed by the Cyborgs. Wearing a special pendant, he sets out for Andromeda where he can obtain eternal life and avenge his parents' death. On his odyssey, he meets a gallery of fantastic characters that help him exterminate the evil Star of Andromeda which had been giving mechanical bodies to rich human beings.

Galaxy Express 999

Galaxy Express 999

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-08-08

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1260 Reviews)

Director:

Rintaro

Cast:

Writer:

Leiji Matsumoto (manga)

Kon Ichikawa (screenplay)

Shiro Ishimori (screenplay)

Trish Ledoux

Fullplot:

Tetsuro Hoshino, orphaned by the Cyborgs, lives in a slum in the shadow of their megapolis. He steals a pass for Galaxy Express 999, and is saved by a mysterious woman called Maitre, a living image of his mother who had been killed by the Cyborgs. Wearing a special pendant, he sets out for Andromeda where he can obtain eternal life and avenge his parents' death. On his odyssey, he meets a gallery of fantastic characters that help him exterminate the evil Star of Andromeda which had been giving mechanical bodies to rich human beings.

Yukikaze

Yukikaze

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-08-25

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

47 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (216 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Thirty-three years ago, an alien force known as the "JAM" invaded Earth through a dimensional portal over Antarctica. Earth's forces managed to drive the JAM away to a distant planet designated as "Fairy". While the majority of Earth's population is unaware of the JAM's presence, the war continues on Fairy, where Rei Fukai is an SAF (Special Air Force) pilot assigned to pilot "Yukikaze"-an advanced reconnaissance fighter plane equipped with a near-sentient A.I. that detects the presence of the JAM within its path.

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