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Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira (2001)

Actors: Katsuyuki Konishi (actor), William Knight (actor), Nicholas Guest (actor), Unshô Ishizuka (actor), Said Faraj (actor), Renji Ishibashi (actor), Michael Gregory (actor), Michael Forest (actor), Kirk Baily (actor), Kazuhiko Inoue (actor), Mickey Curtis (actor), Beau Billingslea (actor), Steve Blum (actor), Crispin Freeman (actor), Jûrôta Kosugi (actor),

Plot: The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued a 300 million woo-long reward, the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him. The original creators of the virus have dispatched Electra to deal with Vincent and take out anyone who may stumble on the truth behind him. As the hunt for the man with no past and no future continues to escalate, they begin to question what about the world is reality and what is a dream as the line between sanity and insanity becomes more apparent.

Keywords: 2070s, action-hero, airplane, anime, anti-hero, antidote, arcade-game, asthma, bare-chested-male, based-on-tv-series
Genres: Action, Animation, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
Taglines: Are you living in the real world? They're here to save the planet. But not for free.

Quotes:

Old Woman: He called you a cowboy. What did he mean? What are you?::Spike: Just a humble bounty hunter, ma'am.

Ed: Food, glorious food!

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...

Jet: Spike, if that hostage had been shot, what would you have done then?::Spike: If it happens, it happens...::Jet: Really... As usual, for a 125,000-Woolong criminal, there were too many risks involved. Bounty hunting is harder than just that. Before I teamed up with you, I lead quite a normal life.

Vincent: Why don't you shoot?::Spike: What?::Vincent: What's wrong? Lose your nerve? You started out so fearlessly. Go on. Pull the trigger.::Spike: I don't think so. I blow the bounty if I blow you away.::Vincent: I have no fear of death. It just means dreaming in silence. A dream that lasts for eternity.::Spike: [sarcastically] You're an original, aren't you?

Vincent: What's your name?::Spike: Spike... Spiegel...::Vincent: I'll meet you at the end of this world.

Faye: Why did you do all this? For money? Some sort of revenge? Or perhaps just for fun?::Vincent: I am just looking for a door to open.::Faye: A door?::Vincent: I was dreaming, and I knew it was a dream. And yet, I couldn't open my eyes. You know what I mean? From that time, when I was on Titan, it's been like that, always.

Vincent: No one can draw a clear line between sane and insane. You move that line as you see fit for yourself. No one else can. You'll understand soon... that the one that's insane is this world. Do you want to come with me? The only ones left will be you and me.

Faye: Damn it! Morons don't learn until they die!

Worker: Who are you?::Faye: Can't you tell? I'm just a gun-toting weathergirl.::[fires rounds of her machine gun into the air]::Worker: What do you want?::Faye: I want you to make it rain.::Worker: Why?::Faye: Why? To crash a party.