Another fascination of this animation is its setting in 2071 in which people live on planets beyond the earth. It does not show a bright future. On the contrary, it describes spoiled and corrupted cities well in order to make the reality of running, fighting, eating by the characters expected. The city is full of billboards and has a taste of Hong Kong, and the landscape with stone pavements is like one from Europe. The high buildings make an atmospheres like in New York. The mixed details from each city imply that people cannot forget the Earth.

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The Moroccan landscape is in this film and it gives it power for version up the cosmopolitan mood. Morocco has a mixture of culture from Europe, Africa, and Middle East. The report in Morocco by the main staff gives depth to this film. The character design by Toshihiro Kawamoto gives life to people in the cross-cultural age, and the mechanical design by Kimitoshi Yamane describes the machines running. The original CG expression in the TV version narrates the world with these machines.

With the background of impressive views of the world and sound, Spike, Jet, Fey, Ed and Ain, a dog, fight violently with many criminals moving lots of planets in the solar system. It is Shinichiro Watanabe and Noriko Nobumoto who make the characters play the best drama having (too much?) personality. The story has been cool, comical, or even with Japanese soul. The 26 stories of the TV version have a strong narrative as well as a lot of new aspects of expression. Of course, the most attractive point of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ is the strength of the story that will be never worn out.

It is great for us to have such a working dream.

Cowboy Bebop -Heaven’s Door-
2001/ Japan / 114 min / 35mm / Color / Vista Size
Authored by Hajime Yadate
Directed by Shinnichiro
Scripted by Noriko Nobumoto
Character Designed and Picture Directed by Toshihiro Kawamoto
Mechanic Designed by Kinitoshi Yamane
Set Designed by Shiho Takeuchi
Mechanic Picture Directed by Masami Goto
Art Directed by Atsushi Morikawa
Color Settled by Shihoko Nakayama
Music Composed by Yoko Kannno
Produced by Sunrise, Bones and Bandai Visual
Distributed by SONY pictures entertainment
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