Cowboy Bebop’s Director Hears “Growth Rings” in Spike’s Voice. 25 Years On, Koichi Yamadera Names It His Favorite Work (inside)

Graphic styled as a 1950s jazz club handbill billing The Bebop Quartet: Spike, Koichi Yamadera; Jet, Unsho Ishizuka, marked with a memorial star; Faye, Megumi Hayashibara; Ed, Aoi Tada. Recorded for the 2001 film and back on the big screen in 4K from October 30, 2026. © Voice Over Herald