Galaxy Express 999 Season 1 The Sisters of the Pitch Dark Planet 1980
The 999 stops at the Pitch Dark Planet, where all light is instantly absorbed. A while after Maetel leaves the train to "attend to private business", Tetsuro is beckoned outside by a figure at his window, who proves to be Miru, a daughter of the planet's ruler. She and her father tell him that Maetel has been kidnapped by Miru's sister Lelan, a deranged but brilliant scientist who plans to use Maetel's brain to launch an artificial sun into orbit, and that Maetel will die unless Tetsuro can infiltrate Lelan's base and kill her. Further, the new sun will doom most of the life on their world, which has never had light in its entire natural history. Tetsuro goes back for his gun, but is taken prisoner by Lelan the instant he steps off the train. His efforts to escape prove futile and Lelan launches the sun. Miru, horribly burned, staggers into the base and tries to shut the sun off but is shot by her sister. Maetel accosts Lelan and accuses her of genocide but she retorts that sacrifices must be made for the greater good. She runs out into the sunlight and is burned to death. As the train leaves, the Conductor reports that 99.99% of the planet's population has perished.
- Released: 1980-01-31
- Runtime: 25 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Stars: Masako Nozawa, Masako Ikeda, Hitoshi Takagi, Kaneta Kimotsuki
- Director: Leiji Matsumoto, Nozomi Aoki, Nobutaka Nishizawa, Roger Corman
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1. Ballad of Departure 1978-09-14
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2. The Red Winds of Mars 1978-09-21
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3. The Resting Warriors on Titan 1978-09-28
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4. The Great Bandit Antares 1978-10-05
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5. Shadow, of the Planet of Delusion 1978-10-12
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6. The Comet Library 1978-10-19
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9. Trader's Junction - Part 1 1978-11-09
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10. Trader's Junction - Part 2 1978-11-16
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11. Nuruba, the Planet Without Form 1978-11-23
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12. The Fossilized Warrior - Part 1 1978-11-30
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13. The Fossilized Warrior - Part 2 1978-12-07
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14. Lala of the Dual Planets 1978-12-14
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15. Beethoven of the Water Planet 1978-12-21
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16. The Street of Fireflies 1978-12-28
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17. The Armored Planet 1979-01-04
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18. Maetel of Mud 1979-01-11
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19. The Land of Confession 1979-01-18
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20. Professional Spirit 1979-01-25
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21. The Tombstone of Dry Leaves 1979-02-01
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22. The Pirate Ship Queen Emeraldes 1979-02-08
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23. The Queen of the Primitive Planet 1979-02-15
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24. The Planet of Dimensional Voyage 1979-02-22
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25. The Steel Angel 1979-03-08
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26. The Song of a Skeleton 1979-03-15
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27. The Hariti of Snow City 1979-03-22
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28. The Literary Giant of the Planet Mirage 1979-03-29
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29. The Continent of Sakezan 1979-04-05
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30. The Phantom World of Filament 1979-04-12
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31. The Planet of Passion 1979-04-19
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33. Ulatores's Mountain of Screws 1979-05-03
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34. The Witch of Plated City - Part 1 1979-05-18
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35. The Witch of Plated City - Part 2 1979-05-31
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36. The Great Chieftain Cyclops 1979-06-07
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37. Mīkun's Mansion of Life 1979-06-14
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38. The Empire of the Cowardly Elder 1979-06-21
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39. Kasumi of Fog City 1979-07-05
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42. The Memory of Fimel 1979-08-02
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43. Kira of Windy Hill 1979-08-16
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44. The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 1 1979-08-30
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45. The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 2 1979-09-06
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46. The Song of El Alamein 1979-09-13
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47. The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 1 1979-09-20
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48. The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 2 1979-09-27
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49. From this Star 1979-10-18
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50. Ghost Tunnel 1979-10-25
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51. Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 1 1979-11-01
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52. Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 2 1979-11-08
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53. Tetsuro, of the Planet of Mirrors 1979-11-15
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54. The Story of Endless Summer - Part 1 1979-11-22
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55. The Story of Endless Summer - Part 2 1979-11-29
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56. The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 1 1979-12-06
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57. The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 2 1979-12-13
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58. The Footsteps of Footstep Village 1979-12-20
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59. Idle One's Mirror 1979-12-27
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62. The City without Night 1980-01-24
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63. The Sisters of the Pitch Dark Planet 1980-01-31
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64. The Holyland of Silence 1980-02-07
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65. The Symphonic Poem of the Witch's Harp 1980-02-14
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66. The Fog of Funeral Planet 1980-02-21
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67. The Space Monk Dairuz 1980-02-28
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68. The Star Named Curiosity 1980-03-06
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69. The Defiance of C62 1980-03-13
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70. Heart of Flower Village 1980-03-20
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71. The Children's Limbo Pioneer 1980-03-27
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72. Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part One) 1980-04-24
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73. Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part Two) 1980-05-01
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74. 1,765,000,000 Man Planet 1980-05-08
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75. Cheyenne the Water Country(Part One) 1980-05-15
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76. Cheyenne the Water Country(Part Two) 1980-05-29
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77. The Holy Woman(Part One) 1980-06-12
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78. The Holy Woman(Part Two) 1980-06-26
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79. The Pirate of Time Castle(Part One) 1980-07-03
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80. The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Two) 1980-07-10
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81. The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Three) 1980-07-17
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82. Tale of a Short Life 1980-07-24
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83. The Third Life 1980-07-31
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84. Planet of the Giant Elephant 1980-08-14
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85. Love of the Phantom Planet 1980-08-21
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86. Wisdom Tooth Planet UFO 1980-08-28
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87. Coming from Elsa Sea 1980-09-04
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88. Fate of the Planet Crossroads 1980-09-11
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89. Ganman Lament 1980-09-25
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90. Fairy of Andromeda(Part One) 1980-10-09
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91. Fairy of Andromeda(Part Two) 1980-10-16
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93. Insect Planet Keiko 1980-10-30
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94. Yaryabol's Small World(Part One) 1980-11-06
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95. Yaryabol's Small World(Part Two) 1980-11-13
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96. Flying Claw(Part One) 1980-11-20
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97. Flying Claw(Part Two) 1980-11-27
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98. One Book Left in Space 1980-12-04
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99. Fourth Dimension Elevator 1980-12-11
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100. Loose Zone Spector 1980-12-18
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101. Planet of Eternally Pursued Dreams 1980-12-25
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102. Planet of the Holy Queen's Revolt 1981-01-08
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105. Legendary Young Soldier 1981-01-29
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106. Phantom Station 13 1981-02-05
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107. Birdman of Kilimanjaro 1981-02-12
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108. Decay of Macaroni Au Gratin 1981-02-19
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109. Maetel's Trip(Part One) 1981-02-26
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110. Maetel's Trip(Part Two) 1981-03-05
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111. Planet Komori 1981-03-12
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112. Illusion of Youth(Part One) 1981-03-19
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113. Illusion of Youth(Part Two) 1981-03-26
