Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

"The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth."

1997 1h 27m JA

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★8.3TMDB · 1,973🍅92%Rotten Tomatoes★8.1IMDB · 75,102

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Synopsis

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SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.

“The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth.”

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Cast

Megumi Ogata
Shinji Ikari (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi
Misato Katsuragi (voice)
Yuko Miyamura
Asuka Langley Soryu (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki
Gendo Ikari (voice)
Miki Nagasawa
Maya Ibuki (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Shigeru Aoba (voice)
Hiro Yuuki
Makoto Hyouga (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki
Writers: Hideaki Anno, Junichi Sato, Shinji Higuchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Neon Genesis Evangelion Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shiro Sagisu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sachiko Miki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Megumi Ogata and Megumi Hayashibara and Kotono Mitsuishi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuya Tsurumaki directs. Hisao Shirai behind the camera. Shiro Sagisu scores. Sachiko Miki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
329 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Neon Genesis Evangelion Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shiro Sagisu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sachiko Miki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Megumi Ogata and Megumi Hayashibara and Kotono Mitsuishi carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth.".
10IMDB entry: tt0169858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 20 themes, including "philosophy", "insanity", "post-apocalyptic future", "futuristic".
12Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hisao Shirai
Original score: Shiro Sagisu
Editing: Sachiko Miki
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,500,000
Box office: $26,000,000
Return: 347% of budget
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 8.1/10 · 75,102 votes
MPAA: TV-MA

Awards

2 wins total

Part of

Neon Genesis Evangelion Collection

A series of Japanese animated films in the original series Neon Genesis Evangelion. They serve as both a recap of series and an alternate ending to replace the last two episodes from the series.

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Kazuya Tsurumaki

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What people are saying

sirdorius2025-11-20
★ 3/10
Evangelion: Shinji is completely useless and whimpers for 90 minutes straight If you thought the series' ending was bad... This is somehow even worse! I think Shinji is depressed and hates his father... we can't really know for sure from the 100 times he told us that. I wish they really pushed the message one more time to be sure. Quality "deep" writing and peak anime story telling!

Production companies

Who made it

GAINAX
JP
movic
JP
ST
Star Child Recording
TV Tokyo
JP
Production I.G
JP
KADOKAWA Shoten
JP
Toei Company
JP
SEGA
JP

Key crew

EditorSachiko Miki
ProducerMitsuhisa Ishikawa
Visual EffectsMasao Shibata
Animation DirectorShunji Suzuki
Art DirectionHiroshi Kato
Assistant DirectorMasayuki
Animation DirectorTadashi Hiramatsu
Visual EffectsMitsuharu Haibara
Animation DirectorHideaki Anno
Line ProducerMiyuki Nanri
Key AnimationTadashi Hiramatsu
Character DesignerYoshiyuki Sadamoto
Second Unit DirectorKazuya Tsurumaki
Key AnimationMitsuo Iso
Key AnimationYoh Yoshinari
Key AnimationTakuya Nonaka
Key AnimationYutaka Kamogawa
Key AnimationMasahiko Okura
Key AnimationHisaki Furukawa
Key AnimationHidenori Fukuoka
Animation DirectorTakeshi Honda
Key AnimationMahiro Maeda
Key AnimationMasayuki
Animation DirectorKazuchika Kise

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

philosophy
insanity
post-apocalyptic future
futuristic
end of the world
mecha
avant-garde
meaningless existence
rebirth
anime
psychological terror
anxious
based on tv series
existential horror
alternate ending
experimental surrealism
complicated
distressing
sincere
sympathetic

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical (limited)2024-03-17NR
Theatrical2026-07-22
Digital2019-06-21R· Netflix
Physical2002-09-24R· DVD
Physical2021-11-09NR· Blu-ray

Also known as

International titles

新世紀福音戰士劇場版 AIR/將真心獻給你TW
The End of EvangelionUS
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 THE END OF EVANGELION Air/まごころを、君にJP
新世纪福音战士剧场版：THE END OF EVANGELIONCN
新世纪福音战士剧场版：Air／真心为你CN
신세기 에반게리온: 엔드 오브 에반게리온KR
Evangelion 'un SonuTR
Кінець ЄвангеліонаUA
신세기 에반게리온 엔드 오브 에반게리온KR
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 THE END OF EVANGELIONJP
新世纪福音战士剧场版：AirCN
新世纪福音战士剧场版：真心为你CN
Shin Seiki Evangelion Movie: Air / Magokoro wo, Kimi niJP
Shinseiki Evangelion Gekijouban: Air / Magokoro o, Kimi niJP
Shin Seiki Evangelion Gekijouban: The End of Evangelion - Air/Magokoro o, Kimi niJP