Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin II – Artesia's Sorrow

2015 0h 58m JA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 36

AnimationActionScience Fiction

Synopsis

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In the year UC 0071, three years after escaping the Zabi faction on an Ocean Cargo ship, Artesia and Casval are living happily in Andalusia, Spain, Earth under the identities of Sayla Mass and Éduoard Mass, respectively; masquerading as the children of Don Teabolo Mass, a long time friend of their father Zeon Zum Deikun.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mayumi Tanaka
Young Casval Rem Daikun (voice)
Shuichi Ikeda
Casval Rem Daikun / Édouard Mass (voice)
Akeno Watanabe
Kycillia Zabi (voice)
Ayumi Tsunematsu
Astraia Tor Deikun (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Gihren Zabi (voice)
Chafurin
Jimba Ral (voice)
Hironori Kondoh
Clamp (voice)
Jin Urayama
Degwin Sodo Zabi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Writers: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Takashi Imanishi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, shot by Takeshi Katsurayama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masato Yoshitake 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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Mayumi Tanaka and Shuichi Ikeda and Akeno Watanabe carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5377654 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko directs. Takeshi Katsurayama behind the camera. Masato Yoshitake cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Part of the "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, shot by Takeshi Katsurayama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Masato Yoshitake shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mayumi Tanaka and Shuichi Ikeda and Akeno Watanabe carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5377654 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "future", "prequel", "space", "mecha".

The technical file

Cinematography: Takeshi Katsurayama
Editing: Masato Yoshitake
Runtime: 58 min · 0h 58m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin II – Artesia's Sorrow (2015)

Part of

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Collection

An anime adaptation of the manga, focusing on the stories of Casval Rem Deikun (more famously known as Char Aznable) and his sister Artesia (aka Sayla Mass).