Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

"In the War Between Heaven and Earth, Salvation is Machine."

2009 1h 52m JA

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 1,053

AnimationScience FictionActionDrama

Synopsis

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Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.

“In the War Between Heaven and Earth, Salvation is Machine.”

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Cast

Megumi Ogata
Shinji Ikari (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
Yuko Miyamura
Asuka Shikinami Langley (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi
Misato Katsuragi (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Ryoji Kaji (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki
Gendo Ikari (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masayuki
Writers: Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Shinji Higuchi
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.4× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masayuki, shot by Toru Fukushi. 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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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Megumi Ogata and Megumi Hayashibara and Yuko Miyamura carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masayuki directs. Toru Fukushi behind the camera. Shiro Sagisu scores. Hiroshi Okuda cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.4× over at the box office.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
4Part of the "Rebuild of Evangelion Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Masayuki, shot by Toru Fukushi. 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 Hiroshi Okuda 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 Yuko Miyamura carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "In the War Between Heaven and Earth, Salvation is Machine.".
10IMDB entry: tt0860906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 19 themes, including "post-apocalyptic future", "alien", "anthropomorphism", "tragedy".
12Released under 28 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Toru Fukushi
Original score: Shiro Sagisu
Editing: Hiroshi Okuda
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $44,339,362
Return: 443% of budget
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)

Part of

Rebuild of Evangelion Collection

Rebuild of Evangelion, known in Japan as Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版, Evangerion Shin Gekijōban), is a Japanese animated film series and a retelling of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime television series, produced by Studio Khara. Hideaki Anno served as the writer and general manager of the project, with Kazuya Tsurumaki and Masayuki directing the films themselves. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Ikuto Yamashita and Shirō Sagisu returned to provide character designs, mechanical designs and music respectively. The film tetralogy uses digital ink and paint, some 3D CG animation, and provides new scenes, settings and characters, with a completely new conclusion in the fourth film. Another stated intention of the series is for it to be more accessible to non-fans than the original TV series and films were. Wikipedia