Mobile Suit Gundam I
Seen it?1981 | 139 min | Animation, Science Fiction, Action
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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 19 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$12 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 314K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ryoji Fujiwara
- Toru FuruyaAmuro Ray (voice)
- Shuichi IkedaChar Aznable (voice)
- Yo InoueSayla Mass / Kikka Kitamoto / Haro (voice)
- Hirotaka SuzuokiBright Noa (voice)
- Fuyumi ShiraishiMirai Yashima / Katz Hawin (voice)
- Rumiko UkaiFraw Bow / Letz Kofan (voice)
- Kiyonobu SuzukiHayato Kobayashi (voice)
- Toshio FurukawaKai Shiden (voice)
- Shozo IizukaRyû Jose (voice)
- Keiko TodaMatilda Ajan (voice)