Kaubôi bibappu: Tengoku no tobira (2001)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Shinichirô Watanabe

Writers:

Keiko Nobumoto (writer)
Hajime Yatate (story)

Release Date:

1 September 2001 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Thanks to him... this summer is going to be a hot one.

Plot:

A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Virus | Explosion | Madman | Halloween

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Steve Blum	...	Spike Spiegel (English version) (voice: English version) (as Steven Blum)
Martin Halm	...	Spike Spiegel (voice: German version)
Bruno Mullenaerts	...	Spike Spiegel (voice: French version)
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Spike Spiegel (voice: Japanese version)
Beau Billingslea	...	Jet Black (voice: English version)
Unshô Ishizuka	...	Jet Black (voice: Japanese version)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Faye Valentine (voice: Japanese version)
Wendee Lee	...	Faye Valentine (voice: English version)
Yolanda Quesada	...	Faye Valentine (voice: Spanish version)
Marion Sawatzki	...	Faye Valentine (voice: German version)
Sabine Bohlmann	...	Edward (Ed) (voice: German version)
Melissa Fahn	...	Edward (Ed) (voice: English version)
Stéphane Flamand	...	Edward (Ed) (voice: French version)
Aoi Tada	...	Edward (Ed) (voice: Japanese version)
Jennifer Hale	...	Electra (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (International: English title) (USA)
Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (USA)
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heavens Door (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

Japan | USA

Language:

French | German | Italian | Portuguese | Spanish | Japanese | English | Arabic

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-15 | Chile:14 | Brazil:16 (DVD release) | Malaysia:18SG | Iran:(Banned) | Iraq:(Banned) | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B15 | South Africa:10V | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Denmark:7 | France:U | Germany:16 | Ireland:15 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Taiwan:R-12 | UK:12 | USA:R | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia)

Company:

Bandai Visual Company

Trivia:

This film takes place between episodes 22 and 23 of the series

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the very beginning of the film, Spike shoots the final bandit in the shoulder, knocking him back into the cooler and causing cans to shower down over him. The old lady is screaming and scream can be heard in the Japanese audio track, but not the English one.

Quotes:

[there's nothing but noodles to eat]
Spike: Man shouldn't have to live on carbohydrates alone, complex or otherwise.

Movie Connections:

References X (1996)

Soundtrack:

Gotta knock a little harder

A Heavenly Door

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.