Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Alternative title:
Cazadores de Recompensas (Spanish)
Cowboy Bebop - Il Film (Italian)
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Cowboy Bebop: La película (Spanish)
Cowboy Bebop: O Filme (Portuguese)
Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira (Japanese)
Esquadrão Be-Bop (Portuguese)
Kowboj Bebop (Polish)
Ковбой Бибоп: Достучаться до небес (Russian)
カウボーイビバップ天国の扉 (Japanese)
天國之扉 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Age rating:
Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary:
As the Cowboy Bebop crew travels the stars, they learn of the largest bounty yet, a huge 300 million oolongs. Apparently, someone is wielding a hugely powerful chemical weapon, and of course the authorities are at a loss to stop it. The war to take down the most dangerous criminal yet forces the crew to face a true madman, with bare hope to succeed.
Video:
User Ratings:
4309 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
120 minutes
Vintage:
2001
2006-05-06 (IFC Canada)
Premiere date:
2001-09-01 (Japan)
2002-08-11 (USA - American Cinematheque's Festival)
2002-08-30 (USA)
2002-10-11 (Spain - Sitges Film Festival)
2002-11-07 (Canada - Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema)
2002-11-16 (Norway - Oslo International Film Festival)
2003-03-06 (Australia)
2003-04-04 (USA - limited release)
2003-05-23 (Italy)
2003-06-27 (UK)
2003-07-01 (Argentina)
2003-07-17 (New Zealand - Auckland International Film Festival)
2003-08-16 (Germany - Hamburg Fantasy Filmfest)
2003-09-12 (Brazil)
2003-09-24 (Belgium)
2003-10-01 (Denmark)
2003-10-01 (France)
2005-09-03 (USA - Cartoon Network Adult Swim)
2006-06-29 (Cartoon Network Latin America)
2007-04-28 (Finland - Nelonen)
2008-01-20 (Philippines, GMA Network's Sunday Night Box Office)
Releases: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"Ask DNA" by THE Seatbelts
"Ask DNA" by The Seatbelts featuring Raju Ramayya
Ending Theme:
"Gotta Knock a Little Harder" by The Seatbelts featuring Mai Yamane
Official website:
Trivia: We have 7
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Comment:
The name for the North American release was changed in order to avoid intellectual rights infringements issues in relation to Bob Dylan's "Knocking On Heavens Door."
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