Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
March 12, 1988Release Date
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
March 12, 1988Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Toru Furuya
Amuro Ray
Shuichi Ikeda
Char Aznable
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Bright Noah
Kazue Ikura
Rezin Schnyder (voice)
Maria Kawamura
Quess Paraya
Nozomu Sasaki
Hathaway Noah
Mayumi Shou
Cheimin Noa (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Gyunei Guss
Mitsuki Yayoi
Chan Agi
Mitsuki Yayoi
Chan Agi
Yoshiko Sakakibara
Nanai Miguel
Shinobu Adachi
Kayra Su (voice)
Fuyumi Shiraishi
Mirai Yashima Noah
Shin Mori
Astonage Medos
Shigemi Ikeda
Art Direction
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Director
Hideaki Anno
Mechanical & Creature Designer
Itta Kobayashi
Director of Photography
Eric P. Sherman
Producer
Kenji Uchida
Producer
Sadayoshi Fujino
Sound Director
Shinya Ohira
Key Animation
Shigeaki Saegusa
Composer
Koichi Usami
Key Animation
Atsushi Okui
Cinematographer
Kouichi Hashimoto
Key Animation
Tooru Yoshida
Key Animation
Yuki Kinoshita
Key Animation
Masaharu Tomoda
Key Animation
Chiyoko Takahashi
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Kitazume
Animation Director
Shinichiro Minami
Animation Director / Key Animation
Hidetoshi Omori
Animation Director
Mitsuo Iso
Animation Director / Key Animation
Yoshinobu Ando
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Key Animation
Shinsuke Terasawa
Key Animation
Nobuyoshi Habara
Key Animation
Miho Nakata
Key Animation
Satoshi Aoki
Key Animation
Shigenobu Nagasaki
Key Animation
Hideki Futamura
Key Animation
Toshihiro Kawamoto
Key Animation
Yoshitaka Kato
Key Animation
Norimoto Tokura
Key Animation
Terumi Muto
Key Animation
Chiharu Sato
Key Animation
Satoshi Iwataki
Key Animation
Ryuuichi Makino
Key Animation
Akihiro Enomoto
Key Animation
Koichi Chigira
Key Animation
Eiji Suganuma
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Yamada
Key Animation
Ken Ueno
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Ochi
Key Animation
Keiichi Sato
Key Animation
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Details.
Release DateMarch 12, 1988
Original Name機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
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Wiki.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア, Hepburn: Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Gyakushū no Shā) is a 1988 Japanese anime science fiction film directed and written by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It is set in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam franchise. Featuring the talents of Shūichi Ikeda, Toru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Maria Kawamura, Nozomu Sasaki, Kōichi Yamadera, among others, it focuses on Char Aznable's attempt of genocide on the planet Earth by pushing the Axis to ruin the planet. As a result, Char's rival from the Earth Generation Amuro Ray tries to defeat him in combat and avoid a slaughter in the process.
In addition to being the first original Gundam theatrical release, Char's Counterattack was also the first Gundam production to make use of computer graphics during a five-second shot of the Sweetwater colony rotating in space, being made at Toyo Links. It was based on Tomino's original novel, High-Streamer, but several parts were altered due to issues with Sunrise in regards to the handling of Amuro Ray. Char's Counterattack was released in America on DVD on August 20, 2002 and was broadcast on January 4, 2003 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block.
Upon release, the film made a gross of ¥1.16 billion in Japan. The film was praised for its production values and the rivalry between the two leads even though some critics found it recycled from the television series. Director Yoshiyuki Tomino also expressed doubts about the film he directed in retrospective. Nevertheless, Tomino wrote another novel known as Beltorchika's Children which focuses more on Amuro's personal life and was adapted into a manga series.