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Mobile Suit Gundam I

Original title: Kidô Senshi Gundam
  • 1981
  • TV-PG
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2K
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Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981)
AnimationActionAdventure

A teenage boy must fight in an interplanetary war as the only available pilot to a revolutionary new giant battle robot.A teenage boy must fight in an interplanetary war as the only available pilot to a revolutionary new giant battle robot.A teenage boy must fight in an interplanetary war as the only available pilot to a revolutionary new giant battle robot.

  • Directors
    • Ryôji Fujiwara
    • Yoshiyuki Tomino
    • Eikichi Kojika
  • Writers
    • Yoshihisa Araki
    • Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
    • Ken'ichi Matsuzaki
  • Stars
    • Tôru Furuya
    • Hirotaka Suzuoki
    • Shôzô Îzuka
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Ryôji Fujiwara
      • Yoshiyuki Tomino
      • Eikichi Kojika
    • Writers
      • Yoshihisa Araki
      • Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
      • Ken'ichi Matsuzaki
    • Stars
      • Tôru Furuya
      • Hirotaka Suzuoki
      • Shôzô Îzuka
    • 6User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
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    Top cast

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    Tôru Furuya
    Tôru Furuya
    • Amuro Ray
    • (voice)
    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    • Bright Noah
    • (voice)
    Shôzô Îzuka
    • Ryû Jose
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Toshio Furukawa
    Toshio Furukawa
    • Kai Shiden
    • (voice)
    Kiyonobu Suzuki
    • Hayato Kobayashi
    • (voice)
    Fuyumi Shiraishi
    Fuyumi Shiraishi
    • Mirai Yashima
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yô Inoue
    • Sayla Mass (Artesia Som Daikun)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Rumiko Ukai
    • Frau Bow
    • (voice)
    • …
    Shûichi Ikeda
    • Char Aznable (Casval Rem Daikun)
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Katsuji Mori
    Katsuji Mori
    • Garma Zabi
    • (voice)
    Yuzuru Fujimoto
    • Degwin Zabi
    • (voice)
    Hidekatsu Shibata
    • Degwin Zabi (2000 DVD version)
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Mami Koyama
    Mami Koyama
    • Kishiria Zabi
    • (voice)
    Banjô Ginga
    • Giren Zabi
    • (voice)
    Tesshô Genda
    Tesshô Genda
    • Dozul Zabi (2000 DVD version)
    • (voice)
    Daisuke Gôri
    • Dozul Zabi
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Yoshio Nagahori)
    Masashi Hirose
    • Ramba Ral
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Tadashi Hirose)
    Yumi Nakatani
    • Hamon Crowley
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Ryôji Fujiwara
      • Yoshiyuki Tomino(supervising director)
      • Eikichi Kojika(co-director)
    • Writers
      • Yoshihisa Araki(screenplay)
      • Hiroyuki Hoshiyama(screenplay)
      • Ken'ichi Matsuzaki(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Yoshiyuki Tomino: [High body count] A huge portion of the original ship crew losing their lives.
    • Quotes

      Giren Zabi: My younger brother, Ghama Zabi who was beloved by you all, is dead! Why?

      Char Aznable: Because he was a stupid kid.

    • Alternate versions
      The new DVD versions in both Japan and the US uses a recently-recorded Dolby 5.1 surround stereo track, complete with re-recorded dialogue from all of the original cast. Tape versions use the original 1979 mono sound track.
    • Connections
      Edited from Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Star Children
      Composition by Takajin Yashiki

      Arrangement by Hiromoto Tobisawa

      Lyrics by Yoshiyuki Tomino (as Rin Iogi)

      Performed by Takajin Yashiki

      Courtesy of King Records

    User reviews6

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    8/10
    For its time it's pretty much brilliant
    I came into contact with Mecha anime way after the first Gundam movie came out, but I think it was some sort of newer Gundam or Evangelion thing. At the time I thought it was stupid and it turned me off Mecha forever. Yet, with unlimited time to "work from home", I now had the opportunity to watch the original Gundam animes on Netflix. And, for 1981, I think Gundam is brilliant!

    Now, the animation is decent but dated, the acting and individual scenes are very Japanese and annoyingly communal. You get the classic woman who can't stop herself to care about children and some man, whether they like it or not, and who knows what's decent and good. You get the glorious nakamas who would do anything for each other except listen when they are told to run or save themselves or something like that. Apparently standing around and shouting someone's name when they are in danger is a genius military strategy. You get the senior people getting to decide how to bring someone down or humiliate them a bit in order for them to not get too cocky. So it might be difficult to get into the mood, especially if you are some American gen Z person who still hasn't acknowledged that the rest of the world exists. Ironically, if you are into fight movies, you might not like it either, because it shows how ugly and petty war is.

    However, with all that said, the show has a complex political and historical universe to play on. The characters, good and bad, are complex and relatable. The little details of space combat and giant robot mechanics are pretty thought out, to the point that you start to believe that it makes some sense to have huge metallic humanoids fighting it out. What I liked most was that it showed war as it really is: groups within groups within groups of people, all scheming and positioning themselves towards some goal that only they know (or care) about, senseless death, backstabbing, uniformed politicians and generals and nobles that feel other people are their toys to play with. For people who witnessed a world war from the losing side, war is not fun.

    So yeah, it is a show about giant robots fighting each other, but also a very adult antiwar show. I can't quite recommend it, because some people might not quite connect, but I think that if you get into it, you will love it.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 1981 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 機動戰士鋼彈劇場版
    • Production companies
      • Sotsu Agency
      • Sunrise
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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