Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
Seen it?1997 | 101 min | Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, 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 and animation lovers. If you loved The Animatrix, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but after production overruns Rebirth became only the first half of the first part of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$16K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 100K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Ken Ando, Naoyasu Habu, Hiroyuki Ishido, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Shoichi Masuo, Seiji Mizushima, Tensai Okamura, Akira Takamura, Tetsuya Watanabe, Minoru Ohara, Masahiko Otsuka, Keiichi Sugiyama
- Megumi OgataShinji Ikari (voice)
- Megumi HayashibaraRei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
- Yuko MiyamuraAsuka Langley Soryu (voice)
- Kotono MitsuishiMisato Katsuragi (voice)
- Fumihiko TachikiGendo Ikari (voice)
- Koichi YamaderaRyouji Kaji (voice)
- Miki NagasawaMaya Ibuki (voice)
- Takehito KoyasuShigeru Aoba (voice)
- Tetsuya IwanagaKensuke Aida (voice)
- Junko IwaoHikari Horaki (voice)