Galaxy Express 999 1979  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
aka: Galaxy Express
Director: Rintaro
Cast: Saffron Henderson, Kathleen Barr, Janyse Jaud, Terry Klassen, Nicole Oliver, John Payne, Scott McNeil, Paul Dobson, Daphne Goldrick, Don Brown, Jane Perry, Willow Johnson, Fay McKay, Gerard Plunkett
This Japanese animated film, though made for children, may be somewhat intense for many, as young Tetsuro Hoshino (voice of Saffron Henderson) travels on a locomotive through the universe searching for immortality. His mother was murdered by Count Mecha (voice of Paul Dobson) whose body has been replaced by mechanical parts. A mysterious woman, Maetel (voice of Kathleen Barr), joins Tetsuro on his search for eternal life, and, along the way, they experience many fantastic adventures.
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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade 1998  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Animation / Drama / Action / Fantasy
Director: Hiroyuki Okiura
Cast: Michael Dobson, Moneca Stori, Doug Abrahams, Colin Murdock, Dale Wilson, Michael Kopsa, Ron Halder, French Tickner, Maggie Blue O'Hara, Paul Dobson
This animated film from Japan is set in Post-World II Japan where an underground terrorist group is determined to wage war against the fascist, government-controlled militia. One member of the government's counterintelligence army, Kazuki Fuse (voice of Michael Dobson), falls in love with young Kei (voice of Moneca Stori), but government forces affect even their personal lives. Not exactly Disney fare.
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 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie 1998   G, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Musical
Director: Bill Kowalchuk
Cast: John Goodman, Whoopi Goldberg, Eric Idle, Bob Newhart, Debbie Reynolds, Gary Chalk, Richard Simmons, Kathleen Barr, Eric Pospisil, Alec Willows, Lee Tockar, Christopher Gray, Paul Dobson, Colin Murdock
With new twists and characters, the story of poor Rudolph, that outcast reindeer, is once again presented as an animated musical. The story may have changed, but the message remains the same: there is nothing wrong with being different.
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| 1. Galaxy Express 999 (1979)
aka: Galaxy Express
2. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1998)
3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
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