Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
1988 · Movie · NR · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · 81% critics
In a future space war, a revived rebel movement threatens Earth with a catastrophic plan meant to force humanity into space. An elite Federation unit moves to stop it, leading to a tense clash of ideals, large-scale battles, and a story rooted in war, responsibility, and the hope for understanding.
Based on Mobile Suit Gundam High-Streamer
Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam : Char's CounterAttack · Mobile Suit Gundam 0093: Char's Counterattack
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Details
- Original title
- 機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-03-12
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (76 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want serious, large-scale mecha sci-fi with heavy themes and big emotional stakes, especially if you know earlier Gundam stories or liked Gundam Wing: The Endless Waltz; Not for you if confusing lore dumps frustrate you.
Pros: striking animation; epic space battles; weighty themes | Cons: dense setup; uneven pacing; newcomer-unfriendly story
Themes
- space battle
- mecha
- space opera
- anime
- series finale
- gundam
Cast & crew
Toru Furuya
as Amuro Ray (voice)
Shuichi Ikeda
as Char Aznable (voice)
Fuyumi Shiraishi
as Mirai Yashima (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki
as Bright Noa (voice)
Kazue Ikura
as Rezin Schnyder (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
as Gyunei Guss (voice)
Maria Kawamura
as Quess Paraya (voice)
Mayumi Shou
as Cheimin Noa (voice)
- MY
Mitsuki Yayoi
as Chan Agi (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
as Hathaway Noa (voice)
Directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino