Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Seen it?1988 | 120 min | Animation, Action, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In UC 0093, the Federation has recovered from its defeat and has created a new anti-colonial special forces unit to deal with rebel forces: Londo Bell. Elsewhere in space, Char Aznable reappears out of self-imposed hiding with a declaration that he now commands his own Neo-Zeon movement, and intends to force the emigration of Earth's inhabitants to space by bringing about an apocalypse.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$7 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 81K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Toru FuruyaAmuro Ray (voice)
- Shuichi IkedaChar Aznable (voice)
- Fuyumi ShiraishiMirai Yashima (voice)
- Hirotaka SuzuokiBright Noa (voice)
- Kazue IkuraRezin Schnyder (voice)
- Koichi YamaderaGyunei Guss (voice)
- Maria KawamuraQuess Paraya (voice)
- Mayumi ShouCheimin Noa (voice)
- Mitsuki YayoiChan Agi (voice)
- Nozomu SasakiHathaway Noa (voice)