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.
Direction
Tomino's 'kill 'em all' reputation starts here
Score
Matsuyama's orchestral themes that defined mecha music
Writing
Amuro's psychological breakdown remains devastating
Director
Ryoji Fujiwara
Toru Furuya
Amuro Ray (voice)
Shuichi Ikeda
Char Aznable (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)
Shozo Iizuka
Ryû Jose (voice)
Keiko Toda
Matilda Ajan (voice)
Yuzuru Fujimoto
Degwin Zabi (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Giren Zabi (voice)
Mami Koyama
Kishiria Zabi (voice)
Daisuke Gori
Dozul Zabi (voice)
Katsuji Mori
Garma Zabi (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This theatrical edit condensed 43 TV episodes into two films, creating the 'real robot' subgenre that rejected super-robot heroics for military realism and psychological trauma.
Yoshiyuki Tomino was so depressed during production that he tried to kill off the entire cast—producers made him keep some alive for sequels. The 'kill 'em all' nickname stuck for decades.
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