Plot

The adventures of a brave young boy who travels from planet to planet in a determined quest to avenge his mother's death.

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.—L.H. Wong <[email protected]>

"Before humanity was born into this world... The stars shone in the heavens, long after humanity is gone... The stars will continue to shine. While they live... Humanity looks up to the sea of stars... And considers its own destiny." Tetsuro Hoshino, orphaned by the Cyborgs, lives in the shadow of Megalopolis. He steals a pass for the Galaxy Express 999, and is saved by a mysterious woman called Maetel, a living image of his mother who had been killed by Count Mecha. 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. Based on the graphic novel by Leiji Matsumoto. Directed by Rintaro