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Galaxy Express 999 50th Anniversary Stage Play Reimagines Leiji Matsumoto’s Beginnings
The stage play The Great Universe of a Four-and-a-Half-Tatami Room will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Leiji Matsumoto’s Galaxy Express 999. It portrays two parallel journeys: Matsumoto’s real-life overnight train trip to Tokyo and the fantastical voyage of Tetsuro Hoshino aboard the 999, with Fuku Suzuki and Koharu Sugawara in the leading roles.
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What we know
- The stage play celebrates the 50th anniversary of Leiji Matsumoto’s Galaxy Express 999.
- The production depicts Matsumoto’s journey to Tokyo alongside Tetsuro Hoshino’s fantasy voyage on the 999 train.
- Fuku Suzuki plays Matsumoto’s youthful alter ego, Akira Matsumoto, and Tetsuro Hoshino.
- Koharu Sugawara plays the mysterious traveler Maetel.1