The adventure of a young boy on board a space train, as it travels to a myriad of incredible worlds.
Production
Gloriously impractical train interiors that scream 'we built actual sets'
Costume
Maetel's coat deserves its own billing, it's doing heavy lifting
Practical Effects
Physical sets over CGI—rare commitment for 2018 space opera
Director
Mitsutaka Endo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This live-action adaptation compresses Leiji Matsumoto's sprawling 1978 manga and anime into 85 minutes, sparking fan debates about what sacred cows got sacrificed.
Chiaki Kuriyama (Maetel) previously killed Bill in Kill Bill—casting her as ethereal guide rather than assassin was deliberate subversion of her screen persona.
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