Mobile Suit Gundam I

"Thrust into the thick of battle, a young boy and a secret weapon are earth's last hope!"

1981 2h 19m JA

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★6.7TMDB · 104

AnimationScience FictionAction

Synopsis

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In the year Universal Century 0079, humans have colonized the area of space lying in between the Earth and the moon. However, the ambitious Zabi family, rulers of the Duchy of Zeon, the grouping of colonies furthest from the earth, has sparked a war.

“Thrust into the thick of battle, a young boy and a secret weapon are earth's last hope!”

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Cast

Toru Furuya
Amuro Ray (voice)
Shuichi Ikeda
Char Aznable (voice)
Yo Inoue
Sayla Mass / Kikka Kitamoto / Haro (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Bright Noa (voice)
Fuyumi Shiraishi
Mirai Yashima / Katz Hawin (voice)
Rumiko Ukai
Fraw Bow / Letz Kofan (voice)
Kiyonobu Suzuki
Hayato Kobayashi (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Kai Shiden (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Writers: Yoshihisa Araki, Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, Kenichi Matsuzaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takeo Watanabe. 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 Tomoaki Tsurubuchi 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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Toru Furuya and Shuichi Ikeda and Yo Inoue carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Thrust into the thick of battle, a young boy and a secret weapon are earth's last hope!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0159509 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshiyuki Tomino directs. Takeo Watanabe scores. Tomoaki Tsurubuchi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Mobile Suit Gundam Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Original score by Takeo Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Tomoaki Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Toru Furuya and Shuichi Ikeda and Yo Inoue carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Thrust into the thick of battle, a young boy and a secret weapon are earth's last hope!".
7IMDB entry: tt0159509 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "space battle", "space war", "space colony", "mecha".
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Takeo Watanabe
Editing: Tomoaki Tsurubuchi
Runtime: 139 min · 2h 19m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $11,500,000
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981)

Part of

Mobile Suit Gundam Collection

Amuro Ray finds himself caught up in the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. He unwillingly becomes the pilot of a prototype Mobile Suit called the Gundam. Now he and the crew of the White Base will have to fight for their very lives as the enemy attempts to destroy this new weapon at all costs. Combatants will face triumph and turmoil as they battle their way through space to get to their final destination on Earth. The outcome of the war lies in the hands of the Newtype in the anime series that started it all.