Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV – Eve of Destiny

2016 1h 8m JA

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★7.7TMDB · 33

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Synopsis

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Following the success of the Dawn Rebellion, Degwin negotiates with Vice Admiral Revil to surrender all Federation assets and the complete withdrawal of Federation forces from Side 3 to prevent similar incidents from happening again. After bring reprimanded by Degwin for failure to look after Garma, Dozle sends Char - who motivated Garma into starting the rebellion - to Earth; in response, Char requests to become a mobile suit pilot when he returns. Feeling the burden of his responsibilities, Dozle proposes to cadet Zenna Mia. In the Earth city of Manaus, Char lands a job as a mobile worker pilot at a construction site. He meets a young Lalah Sune at a casino.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shuichi Ikeda
Char Aznable (voice)
Saori Hayami
Lalah Sune (voice)
Shigeo Kiyama
Ramba Ral (voice)
Kazuya Ichijo
Gaia (voice)
Kenichirou Matsuda
Ortega (voice)
Toshihide Tsuchiya
Mash (voice)
Jin Urayama
Degwin Sodo Zabi (voice)
Akeno Watanabe
Kycillia Zabi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 10 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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Shuichi Ikeda and Saori Hayami and Shigeo Kiyama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6296148 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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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 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 10 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.
6Shuichi Ikeda and Saori Hayami and Shigeo Kiyama carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6296148 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 33 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: 68 min · 1h 8m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV – Eve of Destiny (2016)

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).