Marine Express

Category: Movie
Adult: No
Native: 海底超特急マリン・エクスプレス
Romaji: Kaitei Choutokkyuu Marine Express
Titles:
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Osamu Tezuka's Marine Express
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express
Tezuka Special TV Memorial Box
L'espresso sottomarino
Marine express
Морской экспресс
Runtime: 95 minutes
Aired: Aug 26, 1979 [45 years 4 months ago]
Ended: Aug 26, 1979 [45 years 4 months ago]
Language: Japanese
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Ecchi
Romance
Science Fiction
Tags:
Violence
Slapstick
Tragedy
Angst
Coming Of Age
Stereotypes
Crime
Alien
Absurdist Humour
Murder
Detective
Conspiracy
Android
Humanoid Alien
Time Travel
Cyborg
United States
Terrorism
Robot Helper
Slavery
Racism
Links: ANIDB

The year is 2002, and the Marine Express, the first underwater train between America and Japan, is ready for its maiden voyage. The chief engineer suspects that the train's test run will be used for illicit purposes and hires private detective Ban Shunsaku. He arrives at his client's mansion only to find that he has just been murdered. Armed with just a glimpse of the murderer's face, Shunsaku boards the Marine Express to get to the bottom of this mystery. This job, however, is much more than what he bargained for, as the train holds secrets beyond anyone's imagination. Note: Originally broadcast in 1979, Marine Express is the second of two made-for-TV movies produced by Tezuka Osamu (the first being Bander Book). Marine Express uses familiar and less familiar Tezuka characters together in a new story in a similar fashion to 2001's Metropolis.

Episode 1: Complete Movie
Runtime: 95 minutes
Air Date: 1979-08-26