In the future, one can achieve immortality by obtaining a mechanized body. Orphaned, young Tetsuro hitches a ride on the space train Galaxy Express 999 in the hope of obtaining a cyborg body to avenge his mother's death. Along the way, he meets Maetel, who is the spitting image of his dead mother.
Starring Masako Nozawa, Masako Ikeda, Yoko Asagami, Miyoko Aso, Toshiko Fujita, Yasuo Hisamatsu, Makio Inoue, Tatsuya Jo, Ryoko Kinomiya, Kaneta Kimotsuki