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Mobile Suit Gundam I

Mobile Suit Gundam I

Animation · Science Fiction · Action · 1981

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.

Movie details

Mobile Suit Gundam I

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

1981 Animation · Science Fiction · Action 2h 19m

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6.8 / 10

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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.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Ryoji Fujiwara · Yoshiyuki Tomino

Written by

Yoshihisa Araki · Hiroyuki Hoshiyama · Kenichi Matsuzaki · Yū Yamamoto

Toru Furuya

Toru Furuya

Amuro Ray (voice)

Shuichi Ikeda

Shuichi Ikeda

Char Aznable (voice)

Y

Yo Inoue

Sayla Mass / Kikka Kitamoto / Haro (voice)

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Bright Noa (voice)

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Mirai Yashima / Katz Hawin (voice)

Rumiko Ukai

Rumiko Ukai

Fraw Bow / Letz Kofan (voice)

Kiyonobu Suzuki

Kiyonobu Suzuki

Hayato Kobayashi (voice)

Court is in session

Put Mobile Suit Gundam I on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.