IMDb RATING
7.8/10
54K
YOUR RATING
A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Beau Billingslea
- Jet Black
- (English version)
- (voice)
Melissa Fahn
- Edward Wong
- (English version)
- (voice)
Nicholas Guest
- Rachid
- (English version)
- (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera
- Spike Spiegel
- (voice)
Unshô Ishizuka
- Jet Black
- (voice)
Aoi Tada
- Edward Wong
- (voice)
Yûsaku Yara
- Hoffman
- (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
- Shadkins
- (voice)
Jûrôta Kosugi
- Harris
- (voice)
Kinryû Arimoto
- Captain
- (voice)
Hidekatsu Shibata
- Colonel
- (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
- Murata
- (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
- Steve
- (voice)
Ai Kobayashi
- Elektra Ovirowa
- (voice)
Toshihiko Nakajima
- Carlos
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film takes place between Session 22 Cowboy Funk (1999) and Session 23 Brain Scratch (1999) of the Cowboy Bebop (1998) series.
- GoofsNumerous grammatical and spelling errors on computer screens (this was a loose translation by the Japanese crew).
- Crazy creditsAfter the closing credits we are taken back to the Bebop living room. Spike naps on the couch. Spike: He was just all alone. He couldn't enjoy a game with anyone else. Like living in a dream... That's the kind of man he was... He spots a butterfly in the air and grabs it. He opens his hand. Nothing is there. TEXT: ARE YOU LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD?
- Alternate versionsIn the American theatrical release prints, a Samuel Goldwyn logo was displayed after the Destination Films logo in the beginning of the film. The logo is missing from subsequent DVD and television versions seen in the US.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Featurettes (2003)
Featured review
I have to disagree with anyone who says that Knockin' on Heavens Door (Tengoku no tobira) is a throw-away movie version of a popular anime series.
I have seen this movie and I loved it. The plot is involving and keeps the viewer involved in the story.
The aspect of Vincent being the one who is searching for a way to see if he is really dreaming or awake is a nice twist from it just being Spike who wonders the question. The soundtrack fits well with the action in the movie and heightens the action and suspense.
The scenery is dynamic and the characters, the main cast as well as the new additions, carry the weight (yes, yes, I know they're not real) of the movie and the script which is well written and very Bebopish.
This movie is a perfect addition to the Cowboy Bebop series and is definitely not a throw-away.
I have seen this movie and I loved it. The plot is involving and keeps the viewer involved in the story.
The aspect of Vincent being the one who is searching for a way to see if he is really dreaming or awake is a nice twist from it just being Spike who wonders the question. The soundtrack fits well with the action in the movie and heightens the action and suspense.
The scenery is dynamic and the characters, the main cast as well as the new additions, carry the weight (yes, yes, I know they're not real) of the movie and the script which is well written and very Bebopish.
This movie is a perfect addition to the Cowboy Bebop series and is definitely not a throw-away.
- peter-c-odlaug
- Oct 27, 2002
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,000,045
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $234,429
- Apr 6, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $3,016,085
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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