---
title: "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie"
year: 2001
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/cowboy-bebop-the-movie-2001"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 11299
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 115
community_rating: 7.7
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "R"
---

# Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/cowboy-bebop-the-movie-2001

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is a film first released in 2001. Catalogued under Action, Animation, Science Fiction. Produced and broadcast by TriStar Pictures, Bandai Visual, Destination Films. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "Mars faces a deadly virus and a massive bounty, drawing the Bebop crew in."

### Why Watch
- Features the popular Bebop crew
- Engaging sci-fi mystery plot

### Caveats & Content Note
- Involves a dangerous terrorist threat
- Complex mystery involving Vincent
- Tone & Suitability: Contains action and thematic elements typical of an R-rated science fiction animated film.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: action, animation, science fiction, suspenseful

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Shinichiro Watanabe
- **Networks / Studios**: TriStar Pictures, Bandai Visual, Destination Films

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Koichi Yamadera** as *Spike Spiegel (voice)*
- **Unsho Ishizuka** as *Jet Black (voice)*
- **Aoi Tada** as *Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (voice)*
- **Ai Kobayashi** as *Electra (voice)*
- **Megumi Hayashibara** as *Faye Valentine (voice)*
- **Mickey Curtis** as *Rasheed (voice)*
- **Tsutomu Isobe** as *Vincent (voice)*
- **Jin Hirao** as *Antonio (voice)*
- **Renji Ishibashi** as *Renji (voice)*
- **Miki Nagasawa** as *Judy (voice)*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When is the movie set?
The story is set in the year 2071.

### Q: Where does the main threat take place?
A deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars following a terrorist bombing.

### Q: Who are the main bounty hunters?
The crew of the spaceship Bebop consists of Spike, Faye, Jet, and Ed.

### Q: Why are the bounty hunters pursuing the case?
The government issued the largest bounty in history for the person behind the attack, and the crew hopes to cash it in.

### Q: Who is the man responsible for the virus?
The man responsible for the virus is named Vincent.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Cowboy Bebop: The Movie — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/11299)

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