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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie has released a teaser showcasing its 4K remaster. The film returns to Japanese theaters for anniversary screenings beginning October 30, 2026, marking 25 years since its original release.
Known in Japan as Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, the film reunites the Bebop crew for a story set between episodes 22 and 23 of the TV anime.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie — 4K Remaster Teaser
Shinichiro Watanabe directs the film, with animation by BONES, production by Sunrise, a screenplay by Keiko Nobumoto and music by Yoko Kanno. Original work is credited to Hajime Yatate, the collective pseudonym used by Sunrise’s animation staff.
The movie follows a terrorist plot involving a deadly virus that threatens the human population of Mars.
Crunchyroll streams the original 1998 Cowboy Bebop TV anime. Studio Echo describes the series:
Spike Spiegel and Jet Black travel aboard the Bebop, hunting wanted criminals across the solar system. Joined by Faye Valentine, young hacker Ed and the unusually intelligent dog Ein, they chase the next bounty while contending with trouble that often follows them from their own pasts.